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CHART 


OF 


FAMOUS     CHARACTERS, 


AND 


Saliein^t  Poijn^ts  of  History. 


2000    B.  C.    -    1900    A.  D. 


A      USEFUL      INDEX      FOR      REFERENCE, 
And     a      key      TO      HISTORY. 


BY   EDWARD   G.  HEWITT. 


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COPYKIGHT,    1902  &   1904, 
BY 

Edward  G.  Hewitt. 


GREAT     EVENTS     COME     THROUGH     GREAT    CHARACTERS 

WHO     HAVE     FAITH     TO     START     GREAT    MOVEMENTS 
WITH     LIGHT     AND     INTENSITY    TO    ACHIEVE     SUCCESS. 


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Preface. 

Summary  of  General  History,  dominant  governments,  etc.,  with  leading  dates. 

Chronological  Summary  of  the  most  flourishing  and  powerful  countries,  etc. 

Most  noted  Battles,  Wars,  etc.,  at  one  view. 
Most  noted  Structures,  etc.,  at  one  view. 


Greatest  Characters  in  History  at  one  view. 
Chart  of  Famous  Characters, 


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Notes  of  Important  Events,  etc. 


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2000  B.  C. 
1500  B.  C. 
1000  B.  C. 

500  B.  C. 
Christ 

500  A.  D. 
1000  A.  D. 
1500  A.  D. 
2000  B.  C. 
1500  B.  C. 
1000  B.  C. 

500  B.  C. 
Christ 

500  A.  D. 
1000  A.  D. 
1500  A.  D. 


-  1500  B.  C. 

-  1000  B.  C. 

-  500  B.  C. 

-  Christ 

-  500  A.  D. 

-  1000  A.  D. 
--  1500  A.  D. 

-  1900  A.  D. 

-  1500  B.  C. 

-  1000  B.  C. 

-  500  B.  C. 

-  Christ 

-  500  A.  D. 

-  1000  A.  D. 

-  1500  A.  D. 

-  1900  A.  D. 


Famous  Characters.     Alphabetically  arranged. 


RUtBD 
PAGES 
FOR 
CHARTING 
MORE 
NAMES, 
SPECIAI, 
CHARTS, 
NOTES, 
ETC. 


PREFACE. 


This  work  is  planned  to  make  history  more  easily  comprehended  and  therefore  more 
interesting.  It  will  enable  a  person  to  readily  ascertain  when  a  famous  character  lived, 
when  a  noted  battle  was  fought,  or  the  date  of  some  other  important  occurrence.  Many 
events  of  secondary  importance  have  been  purposely  omitted,  thus  leaving  the  main 
incidents  of  history  free  from  what  might  confuse. 

The  arrangement  of  the  work  is  very  simple  and  is  designed  to  put  one  on  the  direct 
track  to  the  information  desired.  Its  value  consists  not  only  in  showing  at  a  glance  the 
important  events  that  occurred  dxiring  the  careers  of  great  characters,  but  also  the 
predecessors,  contemporaries  and  successors  of  those  characters,  with  their  correlations.  The 
notes  are  brief  and  suggestive — they  will  tend  to  stimulate  the  reader  to  further  research. 

The  substance  of  history  for  the  3900  years  is  given  on  the  first  double  page,  and 
its  chronological  order  on  the  second  double  page.  A  study  of  these  will  show  in  what  part 
of  the  world  activities  flourished  at  any  era,  and  also  indicate  the  country  or  power  that 
was  uppermost  in  the  history  of  each  epoch. 

The  tops  of  the  letters  (on  the  8  charts)  comprising  the  name  of  a  character  are,  as  a 
rule,  placed  on  the  year  of  birth.  For  example  :  Lincoln  was  bom  in  1809,  and  met  a 
violent  death  in  1865.  The  names  without  life  lines  on  page  32  are  placed  when  each 
character  was  about  30  years  of  age. 

The  material  has  been  gathered  from  various  histories  and  books  of  reference.  "The 
Historical  Reference  Book,"  by  Louis  Heilprin  (one  of  the  works  consulted)  will  be  a  handy 
volume  for  finding  additional  data.     I  am  further  indebted  to  friends  for  aid  and  suggestions. 

Some  will  expect  more  names  of  statesmen,  while  others  would  prefer  more  names  of 
philosophers,  scientists,  writers,  educators,  musicians,  etc.  Space  is  left  for  inserting  a 
moderate  number  of  such  names — the  relation  which  they  have  to  the  famous  characters  or 
leading  events  will  then  become  obvious. 


E.  G.  H. 


Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

February,  1902 


Oo]>ri3Eis^SED  Summary  of  History. 


PRIOR    TO    THE    DARK    AGES. 

EARLY    BABYLONIAN    OR    CHALDEAN     EMPIRE    TO      - 

GREATEST    POWER    AND    SPLENDOR    OF    NEW    EMPIRE    IN    EGYPT 

PERIOD    OF    EXPANSION    IN    INDIA  .... 

ASSYRIAN    EMPIRE.      (Brilliant  epoch  after  900  and  especially  after  745) 

PHCENICIANS"     GREATEST    PROSPERITY  -  -  -  1100-600 

They  were  the  greatest  mtyuufacturers,  merchants,  navigators  and  colonizers  of  antiquity. 

LATER    BABYLONIAN    EMPIRE    (Babylon,  Media,  Lydia,  Egypt) 

MEDO-PERSIAN    EMPIRE  .... 

GREECE.        MOST    FLOURISHING     PERIOD 

MACEDONIA    OR    GRECIAN    EMPIRE 

ALEXANDER'S    SUCCESSORS    RULED    TO  ... 

ROME    MAKES    FOREIGN    CONQUESTS 

ROME     DOMINANT        ...... 

THE    RUGGED    BARBARIANS    POUR    INTO   THE    ROMAN    DOMAINS 
WESTERN    EMPIRE    FALLS.       Eastern  Empire  continues  to 


B. 

C. 

1300 

1600-1300 

1400 

-320 

1100  -  607 


_ 

607 
538 

-  538 

-  330 

500- 

-338 

- 

_ 

330 

-  301 
168 

- 

B, 

255 

— 

133 

168 

.C- 

-  250 

A.  D. 

- 

375 

-  568 
1453 

-x 


SINCE    THE    FALL    OF    ROME. 


DARK    AGES,    SAY 


SARACEN    OR    ARABIC    ASCENDENCY.        First  Caliph  632.        Conquests  to 

Later  conquests  to  ..... 

Bagdad  taken  and  devastated  by  the  Mongols       ... 

EMPIRE    OF    CHARLEMAGNE    COVERED    MOST    OF    WESTERN    EUROPE 
MOORS    IN    SPAIN.         Height  of  their  civilization  and  power  was  in  the  10th  Century. 

HOLY    ROMAN    EMPIRE    OF    THE    GERMAN    NATION.         OTHO    EMPEROR 

Foremost  power  in  Europe  11th  Century.       Power  declined  in  12th  Century. 
End  of  the  old  German  Empire  .  .  .  - 

FEUDALISM.      Most  rapid  development  of,  was  in  9th  Century. 

Universal  system  of  government  in  Europe  12th  Century. 
Replaced  by  strong  national  Monarchies  15th  Century. 

CRUSADES  OF  CHRISTIANS  AGAINST  THE  MOHAMMEDANS 
ITALIAN  REPUBLICS  rise  to  great  wealth  and  glory  in  12th  Century. 
MONGOL   INVASIONS  AND   EMPIRE  UNDER   GENGHIS   KHAN   AND  SUCCESSORS 


A. 

D. 

500- 

1100 

732 

' 

962 

1258 

800 

962 

1806 


1096-1272 


1206-1480 


Condensed  Summary  of  History. 


SINCE    THE    FALL    OF    ROME. -continued. 

A.  D. 

FRANCE    began  to  be  a  great  nation  about                .....  1250 

France  has  become  a  great  power  in  Europe         -                    .                    .                    .  1483 

France  the  greatest  power  in  Europe            ....  1649-1697 

French  Revolution               ......  1789-1794 

Napoleonic  Wars       .--.--  1796-1815 

ENGLAND.     Rise  of  English  manufactures  and  commerce                         -                    -                    -  1331 

Commerce,  Colonies  and  Literature  greatly  flourish  after              -                   .           -  .            1588 

HUNDRED    YEARS'     WAR    BETWEEN     ENGLAND    AND     FRANCE            -                    -  1338-1453 

BLACK    DEATH     THROUGHOUT    EUROPE-        MANY     MILLIONS    PERISH  1348-1351 

HANSEATIC    LEAGUE    OF    90    GERMAN    CITIES     1241.        ZENITH        -                   -  1382 

MANY    CONQUESTS    TO 


TURKISH     EMPIRE    FOUNDED     BY    OTHMAN     1288. 
Zenith  of  Power  ... 

Defeated 

PORTUGUESE    MARITIME    DISCOVERIES.       Founded  Colonies  as  far  as  India 

VENICE,  at  the  height  of  its  power  in  the  15th  Century. 

Strong  Monarchies  founded  in  European  countries  in  15th  Century. 

SPAIN.  Conquest  of  Granada.         Discovery  of  America  by  Columbus 

Greatest  outward  prosperity  and  foremost  power  ... 

Naval  Power  crushed  by  England  .... 

RISE    OF    THE    DUTCH    REPUBLIC        (The  Dutch  noted  as  bold  navigators  and  akilUul  manufaoturere.) 
Independence  recognized  bj'  Spain  .... 

Naval  and  commercial  supremacy.       Supplanted  by  England  in 

Thirty  Years'  Devastating  Religious  War  in  Europe     .... 

SWEDEN.     Possessions  in  Germany  -  .  .  . 

Mistress  of  the  Baltic  Sea,  close  of  the  17th  Century. 
Campaigns  of  Charles  XII.      Height  of  Sweden's  power,  and  its  decline 

War  of  the  Spanish  Succession  which  resulted  in  England's  advancement 

GREAT   BRITAIN.     Union  of  England  and  Scotland  -  -  -  *        . 

Supremacy  obtained  in  part  of  India 
Leads  in  commerce  .  -  -  .  . 


1453 

1551 

1571,  1664  and  1683 

1410-1510 


Declaration  of  Independence  by  the  Colonies 
Phenomenal  progress  after 


UNITED    STATES    OF    AMERICA. 

FIVE    GREAT    POWERS.        Austria,  France,  Great  Britain,  Prussia  and  Russia 
Many  Revolutions  in  Europe  .  -  .  .  . 

PRUSSIA.     Poland  compelled  to  acknowledge  independence  of       - 
Becomes  one  of  the  great  powers  -  - 

Ascendency  on  the  continent  ... 


1492 

1512- 

1588 

1566-1581 
1648 
1782 

1618-1648 
1648 

1700-1709 
1701-1714 

1707 
1757 
1800 

1776 
1885 

1815- 

1848-1849 

1657 

1 763-1786 

1870 


NEW    GERMAN     EMPIRE    founded 


1871 


BT" 


2000- 


OLD 


EMPIRE 


OF 


EGYPT 


VE  RY 

PROSPEROUS 


BEFORE 


2100 


1900- 


1800- 


B.C. 

E^YPT 


1500- 


has: 


THEr 


rEADTTC 


14-00- 


^tAce 


AMONG 


1300 


NATIONS. 


B.C.      EMPIRE  OF  DAVID 
AND 
OF    SOLOMON. 


1000 


-" DAMASCUS  THE 
-4.AR6£STCiTY 
OF  SYRIA. 


900- 


l/AMAbwU  ^  Ai 

ITS  HEIGHT. 


-Carthage  Colonized  by JbeJ^dana 


BRILLIANT 


800- 


PERIOD 


GREAT 


PROS 


PER  IT  Y 


OF 


B.C. 

MEDO- 

500 


SPARTA  THE 
LEADING  POWER 


QF_  GfiE£C£. 


PERSIAN 


<;ARTHA6£ 


-THE 


ATHENS 

THE 
J,EAD/A/G 

„  POIVER 

OF  GREECE^ 


STRONGEST 


+00- 


SPARTA   ALL 


OF 
NAVAL 


POWERFUL 

IN  GREECE. 

POWERS. 

TNEBES  SUPREME 

£MPi  RE . m  GREECE., ^ 


MACEDONIAN 

OR  GRECIAN 

EMPIRE. 
300 


SUCCESSORS 


OF 


pMmc/m 


(NewAss/risn  Empire.) 


THE 


OF 


[ROME 


TRADE 


THE 


ALEXANDER 


1700- 


1200 


MD 


700- 


ASSYRIAN 


200- 


MAK- 
ING 


VEDIC 


FOl/W 


(VEDAS) 


PERIOD 


MA/VY 


TNlneveR  madeS 
-VttfiCapihalof  Al^ 


RULED. 


PHCENI- 


— i- 


IN 


aOLOJ\//fS, 


EMPIREL. 


CIANS. 


INDIA 


EGYPT  IN 


_$>_4I 


1600- 


jrftot  vr  trtUHT. 
1100 


ISr-e  aFe  s  f  P  r  o  s  pe  rTf  y  of  Xb  ri  n  fh. 


TROME 


600- 


LATER 


100- 


-GO^N- 

"QUESTS 

ERA_ 
OF 

GREAT 


-IHEBES-^ 


GROWIN6  IN 


POWER, 


„. .  BABYLON 

BABYLONIAN  ^theot 

MAGNIFICENCE 


+5- 


-AJiD  EXTENT.- 


EMPIRE. 


BABYLON  A  CENTRE 


TYRE  AT  THE 

HEIGHT  OF  ITS^ 

POWER. 


WEALTH, 
POVERTY 

AND 
INTERNAL 
STRIFE 
IN 


OF  INDUSTRY 


ROME. 

_SURREJ^£r: 


AND  TRADE. 
•1500 


JERi/SMEMT^E 


500- 


ttd:^ 


100 


ROMAN 
POWER 

AND 

GLORY 

AT  ITS 

GREATEST 


A.D. 


DARK  AGES  TO  1100 


500 

CLOVIS  FOUNDS  A  CAPITAL 
IN  GAUL  FOR  THEFMNKS. 


GOO 


LOMBARDS^ 
POUR 


A.D. 


Genoa  becomes  Powerful. 


1000 

POLAND   CONSOLIDATED. 

CANUT£JiUl£D  EMGIAJVD,  £J-c. 

GERMAN  EMPIRE 

IS  THE  FOREMOST 


POWER  IN  EUROPE. 


INTO 


200 


ROMAN 


power; 

"  TS"  " 


RAPIDLY 
DECLINING. 


300- 


CONSTANTINOPLE 

THE  SEAT  OF  THE 

ROMAN 

EMPIRE. 


BARBARIANS 

400 


POUR 


INTO  THE 


ROMAN 


DOMAINS. 


500- 


ITALY 


AND 


ISARACENS 

_4 

I 

\  orKcAU 


ESTABLISH!  their 


THE 


700- 


[RELIGION 

I 

I  BY  THE 


KINGD0T1  rswoRD 


OF 


CALIPHS 

LgMBARDY.BASAD 

AND 
CORDOVA, 


800 — EMPIRE  OF- 
CHARLEMAGNE. 


EfifGLAW  awTFD 

moE^i  K/NG  EGBERT. 


Confusion  on  the  Continent. 
GROWTH 


900 


OF  THE 

Feudalism  Increasing. 


PAPAL 


POWER. 


^OORSINSPA/N 

_     tt/GN/N 

-  C/m/ZAT/ON. 


FRENCH  MONARCHY  BEGINS. 

_  Hungary  Monarchyfounded 
1000 =— ^ ■ 


Popery  at  height  of  its  power. 

A/OPMM  CO/^QUESrOF£^GLAm. 

POPES  COMPEL  THE 

EMPERORS  TO  YIELD 


1100- 


THEM  OBEDIENCE. 


-Ji 


ITALIAN  REPUBLICS^ 
RISE 


TO 


CO 


GREAT  WEALTH.    —. 

H 


l^EUDAL/SM 
UN/]/ERSAl  //V  EUROPE. 


1200- 


EUROPE 


COMPLETELY  EMERGEDZ 
FROM  THE  DARK  AG ES.^ 

TARmRS  OR  MONGOLS  ARE  FORM/DABIE 


GREAT  

m£fi/ftGNUM  GENERAL 
EUROPE.  INTELLECTUAL 
IMPROVEMENT. 
ESrABl/SNM£/^r 


1300- 


o 


RUSSIA  FREED  FROM  THE  MONGOL  YOKE. 


1500 


COLUMBUS  DISCOVERS  AMERICA 


SPAIN  THE 
GREATEST 
POWER  IN 
EUROPEt- 


i^FORWATiON 
—  BEGINS. 


POLAND 

GREAT 
TURKISH  rnptRE  AT  ITS  ZENITH.  STATE. 
Manufacture  and  Commer^ej 

1?TSr^FTHE    ' 


1600- 


DUTCH  REPUBLIC 
ANDTHEIR  ^ 


ENGLAND 


SUBSEQUENT 
NAVAL 


FLOUR- 
JSHES. 


"SUPREMACY.- 


mAA/G£ 


m£- 


GR£AT£Sr 

POWER         PRUSSIA 
/j^  GROWING 

EUROPE. 

700 


SWEDEN  TttE 
FIRST  POWER 
OF  THE  NORTH . 


IN 
POWER. 


HEIGHT  OF 
SWEDEN'S  POWER 


RfSEOFRti^SSfA. 


ENGLAND  ADVANCES. 

AUSTRIA  HAS  INCREASED 
ITS  TERRITORY. 


.\AUSTR/A  AND  PRUSS/AatWAR 
'    I  FOR  SUPREMACY. 

PRUSSIA  BECOMES    ONE 


OF  UN/VERS/T/ES.    -^ 
OTTOMAN  EMPIRE  FOUNDED  1299.  m 


</> 


CO 


BLACK  DEATH.      | 

I 

COMMERCE  AND  WEALTH! 
JJICREASE  IN  ENGLANUl 


ITALIAN 


1400- 


HANSEAnC 
LEAGUE. 


RENAISSANCE 


PORTUGUESE, 
MARITIME 


IN  LETTERS. 


-f- 


DISCOVERIES. 

\ii/imi/(WoFm7mcR£Ar£D\  SCIENCE. 

VENICE  HAS  GROWN  { 

TO  BE  A  POWER,  i 

FRANCE  A  STRONG  POiVER 


MS, 


STRONG  NATIONAL  MONARCHIES  I 

IN  EUROPE.  I 

1500 L. 


ETC. 


1800- 


OF  THE  GREAT  POWERS  . 
FRENCH  REVOLUT/ON 


\ 


GREAT  BRITAIN  LEADS 

IN    COMMERCE.    

^reat"  changes  in  European 
Id^eas  arid  Inst! tutiorisr 


REVOLUTIONARY  EPOCH., 


NEW  GERMAN  £/^P/RE. 
UNtTEd  STATES  PROSPERWS. 


I900' 


2000- 


6 


8 


B.C. 


2000- 


1900- 


B.C. 


1500- 


1+00- 


B.C. 


1000- 


900- 


MARATHON. 


B.C. 

500 

WARS 
BETWEEN 
PERSIA     _____^ 

GREEKS.  NAVAL  ACTIVITY 
OF  ATHENS. 

PELOPONNESIAN  WARS. 

SYRACUSE. 

-CUNAXA. 


400 


CARTHAGE  A  NAVAL  POWER 


ARBELA. 


1800- 


1300- 


800- 


300- 


SARGONTOOK  KARKAMIS 


DEATH      ^ 
STRUGGLE 
BETWEEN  ^ 
ROME 

AND         

CARTHAGE. 


1700- 


1200- 


TOG- 


ZOO- 


~  -  TROY  TAKEN  AND 
DESTROYED  BYTHE  GREEKS, 


METAURUS. 
—  ZAMA.- 


PYDNA. 


SPARTA  eONQ^Uf  RED 
-^HE  MESSENIANS. 


CARTHAGE 
DESTROYED. 


1600- 


1100- 


600- 


NTN EVE H  TAKEN 


AND  DESTROYED. 


100- 


JERUSALEM  TAKEN  AND 
DESTROYED  ETi' NEBUCHADNEZZAR 


CIVIL  WAR.  MARIUSa-^SULLA 


JERUSALEM  TAKEN 
BY  DAVID^ 


CrRUSSUBDUES  TffFMFDES. 
-  -   BABYLON  TAKEN 

6  Y  CYRiiS^ 


6all/c  wars. 

philippe, 

actilim: 


1500- 


1000- 


500- 


A.D. 


TEUTOBURG. 


ROME  CONQUERS  BRITAIN 


JERUSALEM,  -dreadful 

DESTRUCTION  BY  TITUSi 


100 


200- 


ROMAN  EMPIRE 
ATTACKED  ON  ALL  SIDES. 


300- 


CONSTANTINE  CONQUERS  ITALY. 


THE  HARDY  BARBARIANS 
RUSH  INTO  THE 


400 


^RUMBLING^ 


ROMAN  EMP1RE_ 


^HAiONSr 


I NVASION  OFGAULBYCLOVIS. 
500 


A.D. 


500- 


VANt>At^OWER  tN 
AFRICA  ESTABLISHED. 


600' 


MOHAMMED 
-SUBDUES  ARABIAr^ 


HIS 


700 

XEREZ. 


RELIGION 

SPREAD 

BY  THE 

-SWORD  - 

-     OVER  — 

^    ASIA  __ 

AND 


TDI  IPt; 


NORTH  AFRICA. 

xfMOORS 
TCROSSED  INTO  SPAIN 


80  o: 


charlemagne!s 

conquests  make  him 

emperor  of  the  west 


NORTHMEN 

[or  VIKINGS) 

_^MAKE 


_VAR  10  US- 


INVASIONS 

MAGYARS  /NVADE  HUNGARY. 
900 


AND 

SETTLEMENTS. 


1 1000- 


AD. 


1000- 


HASTINGS. 
TURKS  CROSSED  INTO  EUROPE 


1100- 


^ENICE  MAKES  WARS. 


4f- 


-^HIVALRY  BECOHESf 

A  GREAT 
_  INSTITUTION. 


1200- 


MONGOL 
n    KTAyf^ONVAS  IONS 

^  AT  WAR        UNDER 
Wtm QEN6HIS — 

_   GENOA. KHAN, 


1300- 


SW4SS  WAR  OF 
INDEPENDENCE  BEGUN. 


U 
R_ 


ENGLAND! 


CRECY. 


AND 


TTDNGOL  INVASION 
UNDER  TAMERLANE. 


FRANCE! 
1400 V 


S_ 
H 

C 
0 

N 

5_ 


AT 


agincourt 

ORLEANS. 

POLAND  WARS 
AGA/NSrTHE 


U 

E. 
S 

T 


WAR.  J  TEUTONIC  KNIGHTS,  g 

"CONSTANTINOPLE 
TAKEN  BY  THE  TURKST 


ALHAMA. 


1500- 


AD. 


1500  ■ 


WAR  IN  THE  NETHERLANDS. 


LEPANTO. 

SIEGE  OFLEYDEN. 

CIVILWARS  IN    FRANCE. 

ARMADA  DEFEATEUr 

1600 


iUTZEN. 


THIRTY    ~" 

YEARS' 

-REltGIOUS- 
WAR 

NAVAL  BATTLES  BETWEEN  ENG.&  HOL 


1700 

BLENHEIM. 
PULTOWA. 


GREAT 

ItORTHERN 

mSL 


TORGAU 

SARATOGA. 
VALMY. 


7  YEARS 


WAR, 


1800- 


TRAFALGAR. 
WATERLOO^ 


5EBAST0P0L. 
GETTYSBURG. 

SEDAN. 

PLEVNA. 


1900- 


izooo- 


10 


GREATEST    STRUCTURES.    ETC. 


B.C. 


TEMPLE  OF  THE  SUN 

AND  OTHER 

■AiNIFICENT  STRUCTURES 

AT  BAALBEC,  SYRIA. 


PALACE 
AND  OTHER  STRUCTURES 
AT  NIPPUR,  BABYLONIA. 


SPHINX  AT  GIZEH. 
PYRAMIDS  AT  6IZEH. 


LABYRINTH. 
OBELISK  AT  HELIOPOLIS. 


2000 


TEMPLES  OF  KARNAK  AND  OF 
LUXOR,  (THEBES)  EGYPT. 


COLOSSI  AT  THEBES. 

CLEOPATRA'S  NEEDLES. 

TOMB  OF  SETI  I. 

CANAL  IN  EGYPT. 

TEMPLE  OF  APOLLO 
AT  DELPHI. 


1000- 


B.C. 


SOLOMON'S  TEMPLE. 


1000- 


900 


NORTH-WEST  PALACE  AT 
NIMRUD  IN  ASSYRIA. 


800 


700 


600 


PALACES  AT  NINEVEH. 


TEMPLE  OF  PALLAS  AT 
CORINTH  BEGUN. 


CLOACA  MAXIMA  AT  ROME. 


WALLS,  HANGING  GARDENS, 
AND  PALACES  OF  BABYLON. 


TEMPLE  OF  DIANA  AT 
EPHESUS  BEGUN. 

TEMPLE  OF  NEPTUNE  AT 
PyESTUM. 


TEMPLE  OF  7  AT  /EGINA. 


B.C. 


soo 


HALL  OF  XERXES,  PALACES,  ETC. 
AT  PERSEPOLIS  IN  PERSIA. 

TEMPLE  OF  JUPITER  AT  OLYMPIA  COMPLETED. 
TEMPLE  OF  THESEUS  AT  ATHENS. 

PARTHENON  AND  SCULPTURES  AT  ATHENS. 

STATUE  OF  OLYMPIAN  JOVE  BY  PHIDIAS. 
TEMPLE  OF  ERECHTHEUS  AT  ATHENS. 


400 


TEMPLE  OF  JUPITER  OLYMPIUS  AT 
ATHENS,  6th  TO  2nd  CENT.  B.C. 


MAUSOLEUM  AT  HALICARNASSUS. 


MONUMENT  OF  LYSICRATES  AT  ATHENS. 


300 


200 


PHAROS  AT  ALEXANDRIA. 
COLOSSUS  OF  RHODES. 

ALEXANDRIAN  LIBRARY. 


TEMPLE  OF  EDFU,  EGYPT. 
GREAT  WALL  OF  CHINA  COMPLETED. 

ROMAN 

ROADS, 

AQUEDUOXa, 

B  R  I  DO  ES, 

BAT  H  8 

AND 

OATAOOMB8 

BEQUN  312  B.O. 


100 


500 


ROCK-HEWN  TEMPLE  IN  INDIA. 
TEMPLE  AT  DENDERAH,  EGYPT,  BEGUN. 

REBUILDING  OF  TEMPLE  AT  JERUSALEM. 
PANTHEON  AT  ROME. 


GREATEST    STRUCTURES,    ETC. 


11 


A.D. 


PALACE  OF  THE 
C/ESARS  AT  ROME. 

ROMAN 
AQUEDUCTS. 


LAOCOON 

(SCULPTURE.) 


COLISEUM 
ROME. 


AT 


100  

BRIDGE  AT  ALCANTARA. 
TRAJAN'S  BRIDGE 

OVER  THE  DANUBE. 

TRAJAN'S  COLUMN 

AT  ROME. 

HADRIAN'S  WALL 

IN  BRITAIN. 


TEMPLE  OE  THE  SUN 

AT  BAALBEK  REBUILT. 

200  — — — — 


BATHS  OF 

CARACALLA 

AT  ROME. 


300  ^— ^— 
BATHSofDIOGLETIAN. 
ARCHofCONSTANTINE. 

CHURCH  OF 
ST.JOHNLATERAN. 


BASILICA  AT  ROME. 


400 


RUINS  OF 

STONEHENGE, 

ENGLAND. 


500 


A.D. 


500 


SANTA  SOPHIA  AT 
CONSTANTINOPLE. 

BASILICA  AT 
RAVENNA. 


600 


EDINBURGH  CASTLE. 

MOSQUE  OF  OMAR 
AT  JERUSALEM. 


700 


MOSQUE  AT 

CORDOVA. 
800 


IMPERIAL 
CANAL 

OF 
CHINA 
BEING 
BUILT. 


900 


FEUDAL  CASTLES 

AND  MONASTERIES 

ON  THE  CONTINENT. 

THEIR  BUILDING 

CONTINUED  FOR 

SOME  CENTURIES. 


1000 


A.D. 


ROCK-CUT  TEMPLES  IN  INDIA. 


1000- 


ST.  MARK'S  CHURCH  AT  VENICE,  'l^^ 
BASILICA  OF  SAN  MINIATO,  FLORENCE. 
CATHEDRAL  OF  STRASBURG  BEGUN. 


NAVE   FINISHED  127S. 
TOWER   FINISHED  1439. 


CATHEDRAL  OF  SPIRES. 
WESTMINSTER  PALACE.  (LONDON.) 

IMPROVED   IN   13th   CENTURY. 


TOWER  OF  LONDON  COMMENCED. 
DURHAM  CATHEDRAL  BEGUN. 


1100' 


MANY 
C  A8TL-£S 

B  u  I  i_-r      I  N 

E  N  Q  l_  A  N  D. 

YORK  MINSTER  BEING  REBUILT. 
LEANING  TOWER  OF  PISA. 
CATHEDRAL  OF  NOTRE  DAME,  PARIS. 
GOTHIC  ARCHITECTURE  IN  FRANCE. 
CANTERBURY  CATHEDRAL  REBUILT. 
MOSQUE  AT  OLD  DELHI  BEGUN. 


I200- 

LOUVRE,  (PARIS)  BEGUN. 
OLD  LONDON  BRIDGE  COMPLETED. 
SALISBURY  CATHEDRAL  BEGUN. 
RHEIMS  CATHEDRAL  1212-1430. 
AMIENS  CATHEDRAL  BEGUN  1220. 
LINCOLN  CATHEDRAL  REBUILT. 
COLOGNE  CATHEDRAL  1248-1880. 
WESTMINSTER  ABBEY  REBUILT. 
ALHAMBRA  (GRANADA,  SPAIN)  1248-1314. 
HEIDELBERG  CASTLE  BEGUN. 

TEMPLE  OF  THE  SUN  AT  CUZCO,  PERU.? 
1300 


SANTA  MARIA  AT  FLORENCE  BEING  BUILT. 

DOME  COMPLETED   1446. 

GREAT  BUDDHA  TEMPLE  IN  JAVA.' 

NEW  WINDSOR  CASTLE. 

BRIDGE  AT  PRAGUE. 

DOGE'S  PALACE  (VENICE)  BEGUN. 

WARWICK  CASTLE. 

BASTILLE  AT  PARIS. 

BRIDGE  OVER  THE  ADDA,  ITALY. 

CATHEDRAL  AT  MILAN  BEGUN. 

TEMPLE  OF  TANJORE,  INDIA. 
1400 


WESTMINSTER  HALL  MUCH  IMPROVED. 


PORCELAIN  TOWER  OF  NANKIN. 

REBUILDING  OF  VATICAN  BEGUN. 
PITTI  PALACE  (FLORENCE)  BEING  BUILT. 

GOTHIC  ARCHITECTURE   COMES    TO   AN 

[END. 


1500- 


EXCELLENT  ROADS  FOUND  IN  PERU. 


A.D. 


1500- 


ST.  PETER'S  AT  ROME  BEGUN. 
CATHEDRAL  AT  SEVILLE,  SPAIN. 

CLASSIC  REVIVAL  OF  ARCHITECTURE. 
CATHEDRAL  OF  ST.  BASIL,  MOSCOW. 

ESCURIAL  PALACE  NEAR  MADRID. 
TUILERIES,  (PARIS)  BEING  BUILT. 


RIALTO— MARBLE  BRIDGE  AT  VENICE 


1600- 


CATHEDRAL  OF  MEXICO  BEING  BUILT. 


TAJ  MAHAL-MAUSOLEUM  IN  INDIA. 
PALACE  AT  DELHI,  INDIA. 

VERSAILLES  PALACE,  NEAR  PARIS. 

MONUMENT  OF  LONDON. 

ST.  PAUL'S  AT  LONDON  BEGUN. 


1700- 


BLENHEIM  PALACE,  ENGLAND. 


THIRD  EDDYSTONE  LIGHTHOUSE. 
OLD  WESTMINSTER  BRIDGE. 
PANTHEON  AT  PARIS. 
STONE  BRIDGE  OVER  THE  SEINE. 
DIKES  IN  HOLLAND  GREATLY  IMPROVED. 
CAPITOL  AT  WASHINGTON  BEGUN. 


I800- 


LONDON  DOCKS. 

1806  SIMPLON  ROAD. 

1825  MENAI  SUSPENSION  BRIDGE. 

1831  NEW  LONDON  BRIDQE. 

*1840  HOUSES  OF  PARLIAMENT. 

1842  CROTON  AQUEDUCT.  N.  Y. 

1850  BRITANNIA  BRIDGE,  MENAI  ST. 

1851  CRYSTAL  PALACE,  ENGLAND. 

1852  HAARLEM  MERE  DRAINED. 

1859  CABIN  JOHN  CREEK  BRIDGE,  U.S. 

1860  VICTORIA  BRIDGE  AT  MONTREAL. 
1869  SUEZ  CANAL. 

1871  MOUNT  CENIS  TUNNEL. 

1873  HOOSAC  TUNNEL,  MASS. 

1874  OPERA  HOUSE,  PARIS. 

1 879  ST.  PATRICK'S  CATHEDRAL,  N.  Y. 

1880  ST.  GOTTHARD  TUNNEL,  vou^f 

1883  BROOKLYN  SUSPENSION  BRIDGE. 

1884  WASHINGTON  MONUMENT. 
1886  STATUE  OF  LIBERTY,  NEW  YORK. 
1889  EIFFEL  TOWER,  PARIS. 

1889  FORTH  BRIDGE,  SCOTLAND. 

*1893  SIMPLON  TUNNEL. 

«1899  ASSUAN  DAM  IN  EGYPT. 


Datet  othar  than  C'l  indicate  comnlatlon  nr  niMnlnn 


12 


13 


14 


B.C. 

B.C. 

B.C. 

B.C. 

o  rt  1  A  Mn  Ki 

2000- 

bULOMUN. 

MO<^E<=i 

XERXES. 

QnPPATFC- 

A  n  B  A  LI  AM 

oUL»rfAI  to. 

ADrTAnAn. 

n  1  1  Au 

rsoo- 

lAf\n  „,,^,,  „,,, 

C.  LI  JAn. 

PAM  F  <ir«ini 

lAAncoto**- 

PLATO. 

DEMOSTHENES 

ALEXANDER. 

MOM  r  D 

7FMn 

1800- 

nuri  t  K. 

nnn 

Z.  C.  IN  U . 

*    A    ^^  0^  m^ 

UAV*UO. 

ADpU|MFnF<^ 

MtTun  It  1  cucd. 

ISAIAH. 

HANNIBAL. 

1700- 

pnn 

70  n 

1600- 

linn 

NEBUCHADNEZZAR 

,„„     MITHRIDATES. 

SAUL. 

SOLON. 

CiESAR 

DAVID 

pv  I?  1 1 Q 

\jJ  K  Uo. 

/orTA\/iii<;\ 

TADHIIIM 

1  V/ v.>  1  M  V  1  UO  .1 

Iaugustus/ 

lAKyUln. 

rONFUCIUS 

1500 

1000 

500 

0 

15 


A.D. 

A.D. 

A.D. 

A.D. 

ri      ..I. 

"inn  1 

1500— MICHAEL  ANGELO.- 

1  1  IT  u  rr  D 

r*  U  D  1  CT 

LMKIo  1 . 

LU 1 ncK. 

ruADi  r*^  \/ 

UnAKLCO  V. 

ST.  PAUL. 

NERO. 

WILLIAM   THE  CONQUEROR. 

ELIZABETH 

-LUl  rVPJ3DAKin  r-Bsi"nBv  w+f- 

WILLIAM  THE   SILENT. 

Tn  L  UtT3  KM  n  U .  G  RE  G  OR  Y  Vtr. 

,„      trajan: 

GREGOEY. 

rnn         .  .. 

D  AmM 

lino 

'600— SHAKESPEARE.- 

MnH A  M  MF  n 

rl  U  n M rl  1"!  t  U. 

GALILEO. 
r>i  PLi  m  1  CM 

KluncLitU. 
PDrtMVA/trl    1 

UKUnWtLL. 

PDCTVPdrlf     IVADBABA^e^JI     - 

M.AURELIUS. 

rTn:T7tT<rL.l\  .BARBAROSSA . 

NEWTON. 

-rrsn 

1200  —  GENGHIS  KHAN.- 

1700— PETER  THE  GREAT- 

SAINT  BONIFACE 

PPpnpPIPU  Tiir  roch-r 

rncL/cniwrvTrit  wheat. 

CHARLEMAGNE. 

WASHINGTON. 

U&DnUM   Al'-DACUin 

HA  M  T  F 

300 ST.ANTHONY.  — 

CONSTANTINF 

nMiAvy  vj  iM   rtu     ITrtO  nil/. 

UAIN  1  t. 

,„o    NAPOLEON. 

VICTORIA. 

GLADSTONE. 

LINCOLN. 

"T  n  KA  V  m   A  fti  r 

Turnnn*'  iiic 

ALFRED. 

TAMERLANE. 

1  nLUUUDlUo. 

_„  ST.  AUGUSTINE. 

onn 

Mon 

ATTILA. 

1   FH 

LCU . 

OTHO. 

THEODORIC. 

CLOVIS. 

^  ^\  t    riLiir^ii^ 

500 

1000 

COLUMBUS. 

1500 1 

2000 

16 


B.C. 


2000 


ABRAHAM 


1900 


USAAC 


JACOB 


1800 


_J05EPiL 


1700 


QUEEN HATASU 


1600 


THOTHMES  m 


MOSES 


1500 


JOSHUA 


17 


?  -  1500    B.  C. 


Sphinx.     Great  pyramid  at  Gizeh. 

2400    Capital  of  the  old  Empire  of  Egypt  changed  from  Memphis 
to  Thebes. 

2348     Dei,UGB. 

2300    Labyrinth  and  important  national  works. 

Golden  Age  of  Egyptian  culture. 
2247    TowBR  OF  Babei.. 

Invaders  from  Asia  take  Memphis  and  settle  in  Lower  Egypt. 
2200-1700    Dominion  of  the  Hyksos  or  Shepherds  in  Egypt. 
2080    Hyksos  conquer  Lower  Egypt. 


1898    Destruction  of  Sodom. 

1729    Joseph  sold  to  Potiphar. 

1706    Jacob  and  family  migrate  to  Egypt. 

Gigantic  Temple  at  Karnac. 
1500    Babylon,  capital  of  a  united  Babylonia. 


B.C. 


MOSES 


1500 


JOSHUA 


18 


EXODUS 


RAMESCS  n 
THE  GREAT 


1400 


RUTH 


1300 


~iP" 


GIDEON 


1200 


B7 


B  ? 


ELI 


SAMSON 


SAUL 


HOC 


SAMUEL 


DAVID 


SOLOMON 


HIRAM 


1000 


19 
1500  -  1000    B.  C. 

1500-1300    Bgyft.     Foremost  of  the  nations  in  arts  and  anus. 

1500-1100    Sidon  was  the  leading  city  of  Phoenicia.   Then  Tyre  was 

1491  Exodus  of  the  Hebrews  from  Egypt  is  placed  by  some,  171 
years  later.  Dates  of  olden  times  are  far  from  reliable. 
The  Hebrews  after  wandering  40  years  in  the  wilderness, 
conquer  Canaan. 

1450-1300    Greatest  power  of  the  Hittite  realm  in  Syria. 

First  Canal  from  the  Red  Sea  to  the  Nile. 
1400-1095    Era  of  the  Judges  in  Canaan. 

Navigation  and  commerce  in  Egypt. 

1194r-1184    Trojan  War. 

1120    Chow  Dynasty. 

1100    Dorians  migrated  southward  into  the  Peloponnesus. 

1100    Cadiz  founded  by  the  Phoenicians. 

1095    Kingdom  established  among  the  Jews,  under  Saul. 

1085    Philistines  overwhelm  Saul  at  Gilboa. 

1048    Jerusalem  taken  by  David. 

1015  As  a  result  of  wars,  David  left,  at  his  death,  the  largest 
kingdom  in  the  Oriental  world. 

1006    Solomon's  Temple  at  Jerusalem  dedicated. 

1000    Ionian  migration  to  Asia  Minor. 

Tyre  at  the  height  of  its  power. 

Damascus  the  largest  city  of  Syria. 


B.C. 


SOLOMON 


20 


1000 


JEROB 


f^ 


SHESHONK 


iOROASTER 


HOMER 
-?— 


EUJAH 


900 


SHALMANESER 


AHAB 


ELISHA- 


JONAH 
8 


LYCURGUS 


AAfD  S/>A/frA. 


800 


TIGLATH- 


PILESER 


ISAIAH 


^AReON^ 


700 


SENNA- 
_CHEfilB_ 


JIQSEA- 


MANASSEH 


APALUS 


CTAXARES 


TTTALES 


600 


-SQVOll 


_DRACQ- 


NEBUCHAO- 
NEZZAR 


NECHO 


JEREMIAH 


PTTHAGORAS 


CYRUS 


500 


DANIEL 


BUDDHX 


CONFUCIUS 


DARIUS 
HYSTASPIS     TARQUIN 

THE 

PROUD 


-CAMBYSES- 


BRUTUS 


CLISTHENES 


21 


1000  -  600    B.  C. 

976    Division  of  Solomon's  Empire  into  the  Kingdoms  of  Israel  and 
Judah. 

898  King  of  Syria  makes  war  on  the  Jews. 

850  (about)    Foundation  of  the  colony  of  Carthage. 

776  Beginning  of  the  Olympiads. 

767  General  plague. 

763  Rome  founded. 

745  New  Assyrian  Empire  founded. 

(   Sparta  conquered  the  Messenians. 
645-628   i      ^ 

734  Corinth  founds  Syracuse. 

721  Final  captivity  of  the  Ten  Tribes  of  Israel  by  Sargon. 

717  Sargon  took  Karkamis,  the  key  of  the  trade  of  Western  Asia. 

695  Babylon  destroyed  by  Sennacherib. 

657  Byzantium  founded. 

650    All  Egypt  united  under  Fsammetichus. 

The    Assyrian    Empire    reached  the  limits  of  its  supremacy 
under  Sardanapalus. 

640    Revolt  of  the  Medes  from  the  government  of  Assyria. 

632    Great  irruption  of  the  Scythians  into  Media,  Assyria,  and  Syria 

607    (625)      Nineveh    taken    and    destroyed    by    the    Medes   and 
Babylonians. 

The  Imperial  and  all  powerful  Assyrian  nation  now  utterly 
destroyed. 


605    Victory  of  Nebuchadnezzar  over  Necho.    Egyptians  compelled 
to  retire  from  Asia. 

586    Nebuchadnezzar  captured  and  destroyed  Jerusalem.    Jews  led 
away  to  Babylon  into  captivity. 

Babylon,  the  magnificent  city,  now  at  its  height  of  glory. 

560    Lydia  attains  the  height  of  her  power  under  King  Crcesus. 

558    C3rms  subdued  the  Medes  and  founds  the  Persian  Empire. 

652    Temple  of  Diana  at  Ephesus. 

538    Babylon  taken  by  Cyrus,  amid  revelries. 


536    Part  of  the  Jews  returned  from  captivity  to  Jerusalem.    More 
Jews  return  under  Ezra  (478). 

525    Cambyses  conquered  Egypt.     Egypt  a  Persian  province. 

513    Disastrous  expedition  of  Darius  with   700,000  men   against 
the  Scythians. 


22 


B.C 


500 


ARISTIDES. 


.  JlHEJllSTQCtES 


XERXES 


J>ERICIES 


SOCRATES^ 


HIPPOCRATES 


PHIDIAS 


SOPHOCLES 


HERO0OTUS 


PLATO 


400 


DEMOSTHENES 
THE    GENERAL 


XENOPHON 


T^^^ 


PHILIP  OF MACEDON 


Di348 


ALEXANDER 


DEMOSTTHEWES 
THE  ORATOR 


ARISTOTLE 


-K«0- 


SELEUCUS 


PTOLEMY 
SOTER 


300 


ONIA& 


^PJGURUS- 


PYRRHUS 

I 


EUCLID 


vwv 


SIMON 

ARCHIMEDES 


MANETHO 


TSm  DYNASTTT 


HERO 


HANNIBAL 


200 


SCI  PIG 


CATO 


ANTIOCMUS 
THE  GREAT" 


APRICANUS 


NERO  THE  GENERAL 


HAN  DYNASTY 


M  N6 


GRACCHI 
BROTHERS 


MACCABEES 


MARIUS 


uvuwn  t  FIR 


MITHRIDATES 
TH«  aWCAT — 


SULLA 


POMPEY 


100 


CICERO 


C/CSAR 


LUCRETIUS 


AWTOWY 


OCTAVIUS 


HEROD 
»  ? 


vH'V 


"vAUV 


CLEOPATRA^ 


"s^s^v vnIa/ 


VtRGIL 


HORACE 


23 


500-0    B.C. 


Temple  of  Jnpiter  in  course  of  construction. 
500-449    Persian  Wars  with  the  Greeks. 

490    Marathon.    Athenians  repulsed  the  invasion  of  the  Persians. 
480    Thhrmopyl.*.    Defense  by  Leonidas. 
480    Salamis.     Greek  naval  victory  over  Xerxes. 
479    PLAT^eA  AND  MYCAI3.      Greeks  defeat  Persians. 

Golden  Age  of  Greek  Art  commences. 
457    Athens  shows  great  naval  activity. 
438    Parthenon  at  Athens. 

431-404    Pkloponnbsian  Wars.    Sparta  gains  supremacy  over  Athens. 
430     Pestilence  at  Athens. 
413    Syracusb.     Athenian  fleet  defeated. 

409-275    Repeated  wars  between  the  Carthaginians  and  Greeks  in  Sicily. 
400    Retreat  of  the  10,000  Greeks  after  battle  of  Cunaxa. 
390    Ai.ua.    Utter  defeat  and  rout  of  the  Romans  by  the  Gauls  under  Brennus. 
367    Rome.     Liciniao  Laws. 
362    Mantinba.     Spartans  and  allies  defeated. 
360    Carthaginian  settlements  in  Spain. 

Carthage.     The  strongest  of  naval  powers. 
338    Ch^ronea.  Victory  of  Philip  of  Macedon  over  the  Thebans  and  Athenians. 
334    Granicus.    Alexander  the  Great  defeated  the  Persians. 
333    Issus.    Alexander  gained  a  brilliant  victory  over  the  Persians. 
332    Egypt  conquered  by  the  Greeks.     Alexandria  founded. 
331    Arb^la.    Alexander  crushed  the  Persian  army,  and  became  supreme. 


326     Battle  of  Hydaspes.     Alexander  defeated  Porus. 

301    Ipsus.     Overthrow  of  Antigouus.     Empire  divided. 

280    Colossus  of  Rhodes  completed. 

280-276     Roman  Wars  with  Pyrrhus. 

266    Rome  mistress  of  all  Italy. 

264-146    Punic  Wars.     First,  Second,  and  Third. 

216    CANNi^.    Hannibal  crushes  the  Roman  legions. 

215-146    Wars  between  Rome  and  Macedonia. 

214    Great  Wall  of  China  completed. 

212    Syracuse  taken  by  the  Romans. 

207    Mbtaoros      Romans  shattered  Hannibal's  allies. 

207    Scipio  Africanus  expeis  the  Carthagenians  from  Spain. 

202    Zama.    Decisive  Roman  victory  over  Hannibal,  by  (Africanus  Major)  Scipio. 

197    Cynoscephai.£.     Romans  destroy  Macedonia's  army  and  power. 

190    Magnesia.  Romans  destroy  the  army  of  Antiochus,  the  Great  King  of  Syria. 

168    Pydna.     Roman  Legions  give  the  death  blow  to  Macedonia. 


>    Captured  and  destroyed  by  the  Romans. 


149-140    Roman  War  with  the  Lusitanians. 

146    CarThagk 

146    Corinth 

143-133    Numantine  War. 

133-27      Period  of  Roman  internal  strife. 

Great  V/balth,  Money  Aristocracy,  Morai,  Decay. 
Poor  classes  increasing  and  too  dependent. 
113-101    War  with  the  Cimbri  and  Teutones. 
111-105    War  against  Jugurtha. 

88-82      First  and  Second  Mithridatic  War. 

74^65      Third  Mithridatic  War. 

58-51      Csesar's  Gallic  Wars. 

48    Pharsalia.    Victory  of  Csesar  ovei-  Pompey. 

48    Library  (half  million  volumes)  at  Alexandria  burned. 

42    Philippi.    Cassius  and  Brutus  overwhelmed  by  Antony  and  Octavius. 

31    Acticm.    Octavius  defeated  fleets  of  Antony  and  Cleopatra. 
Rome  has  become  a  splendid  city. 


A.D. 


24 


-CHRIST- 


TIBERIUS 

B.4£   B.C. 


NERO 


SAUL 


SENECA 


ST.'AUL 


PUNY 


TRAJAN 


100 


TACITUS 


HADRIAN 


ANTONINUS-PIUS 


JUSTIN 

MARTYR 


PTOLEMY 


MARCUS  AURELIUS 


SALEN 


CLEMENT 


SEVERUS ALEXANDRIA 


200 


ORIGEN 


AURELIAN 


SAINT 
CVPRIAN 


DIOCLETIAN 


PROBUS 


300 


CONSTANTINE  .hp 


SAINT 
ANTHONY 


ARIUS 


>Alr^ 


ATHANASIUS 


THEODOSIUS 


CHRYSOSTOM 


SAINT 


THE  GREAT 


400 


ALARIC 
*f» 


GENSERIC 
»  ? 


LEO 

-BTZ- 


ZENO 


THEODORIC       CLOVIS 


500 


ODOACER 


—  T 


ATTILA 


25 
0-600    A.  D. 

9    Tbutoburg.     Roman  legions  annihilated  by  Arminius  (Prince 
of  a  German  Tribe). 

16  Germanicus  trivucphs  over  Arminius  in  Germany. 

42  Awful  famine  in  Egypt. 

43-85    Roman  conquest  of  Britain. 

64  First  persecution  of  the  Christians. 

64  Rome  burned  by  Nero. 

70  Jerusalem  captured  and  Temple  destroyed  by  Titus. 

79  Eruption  of  Vesuvius.     Herculaneum  and  Pompeii  buried. 

80  167    169      I 

189         [     Great  Plagues  in  Roman  World. 
250-265     \ 

100    Greatest  extension  of  the  Roman  Empire. 

138-160    Golden  Age  of  the  Roman  Empire. 

200    Roman  Empire  threatened  by  the  German  tribes. 

250    General  persecution  of  the  Christians. 

250-260    General  attacks  on  the  Roman  domains. 

272-273    Zenobia,  Queen  of  Palmyra,  vanquished. 

303    General  persecution  of  the  Christians. 

312     Constantine  conquers  Italy. 

323    Constantine  master  of  the  Roman  World. 

325    First    council,  of   the   Christian   Church   at   Nicaea.     A  creed 
adopted. 

330    Constantinople   (Byzantium)   made  the  capital  of  the  Roman 
Empire  by  Constantine. 

364    Roman  Empire  partitioned  into  East  and  West. 

374    The  Huns  pass  the  Volga  and  are  conquerors. 

375-568    Migrations  of  the  Ruthless  Huns,  Goths,  etc.,  on  a  large 
scale,  into  the  Roman  Empire. 

378    AdrianoplB.     Great  victory  of  the  Goths  over  the  Romans. 

381    Second  general  council  of  the  Christian  Church  at  Constan- 
tinople. 

395    Final  division  into  the  Eastern  or  Byzantine  Empire  and  the 
Western  Empire. 

THE  ROMAN  EDIPIBB,  the  Ruler  of  the  World  in 
the  time  of  Aogustiis,  has  ceased  to  be  the  great 
power.  The  Fall  of  the  Western  Empire  Is  usually 
given  as  47ft  A.  D.  Eastern  or  Byzantian  Empire 
continued  to  1453. 

406    Vandals,  etc.,  invade  Gaul. 

410  Rome  taken  and  sacked  by  the  Visigoths  under  Alaric. 

411  Rome  forced  to  recall  her  legions  from  Britain. 
415    Founding  of  the  Visigothic  Kingdom  in  Spain. 
429-534    Kingdom  of  the  Vandals  in  Africa. 
449-607    English  conquest  of  Britain. 

450  Famine  in  Italy. 

451  Chai/jns.    Romans  defeated  Attila  in  a  terrible  battle,   and 

one  of  the    most  important  in  history. 

452  Foundation  of  Venice. 

455    Rome  sacked  by  the  Vandals  under  Genseric. 

476    Odoacer  supplants  the  Caesars  at  Rome. 

486    SoissoNS.    Franks  under  Clovis  vanquish  the  Romans  in  Gaul. 

490-493    Theodoric  invades  Italy  and  overthrows  Odoacer. 


26 


AD. 


500 


SAfNT        THEODORIC 
BENEDICT 


MARSgS 


JUSTINIAN 


tnn  fsi. 


GREGORY 


BELISARIUS 


MAHOMET 

OR 

HDHAmWEXr 


600 


-5FC« Hgmcuus 


"OTHWAfT 


RODERIC 


5AIHT 
BONIFACE 


fWRTEC 


700 


PEPIW 
— IT" 


CHARLEMA6NE 


HAROUN 
-Ak-RASWB- 


EGBERT 


800 


.LOTHAIRE. 

I 


NICHOLAS 
THE  GREAT 


ftLF^eO — 

THE  GREAT 


RURIK 


ROLLO 


900 


HENRY 


OTHO 


ZIMISCES 


VLADIMIR 


1000 


HUGH 


"CWET- 
»  t 


27 


500-1000    A.  D. 

450-700    Angles  and  Saxons  settling  in  Britain. 

507    Clovis  founds  a  capital  in  Gaul  for  the  Franks. 

533    Belisarius  destroys  the  Vandal  power  in  Africa. 

54^    Earthquake  felt  by  nearly  the  whole  world. 

555    Narses  destroys  the  kingdom  of  the  Ostro-Goths,  in  Italy. 

557  Earthquake.    Constantinople.     Thousands  perish. 

558  Dreadful  plague  begins  in  Europe. 
568-774    Kingdom  of  the  Lombards  in  Italy. 
622    Mohammed.    Flight  from  Mecca  to  Medina. 
629    Mecca  submits  to  Mohammed. 

635    Cadksia.    Saracens  vanquish  the  Persians. 

640  Saracens  invade  Egypt. 

641  BaTXi,b  op  Nehavbns.    Decisive   victory   for   the    Saracens 

over  the  Persians. 

661-750    Rule    of    Ommiad    Caliphs.      Capital,   Damascus.      They 
made  attacks  on  Europe. 

709    Subjugation  of  Northern  Africa,  by  the  Saracens,  completed. 

711    Battle  of  XerEz-de-la-Frontera.   Kingdom  of  Visigoths 
destroyed  by  the  Saracens  or  Moors. 

711-1492    Saracens  and   Moors   in    Spain.      A    high   civilization. 
Height  of  their  power  was  in  10th  Century. 

732    TotTRS  OR  Poitiers.    Saracens  defeated  by  the  Franks  under 
Martel. 

739    Famine  in  England,  Wales,  and  Scotland. 

742    Awful   Earthquake  in   Syria,   Palestine,   and  Asia.     Immense 
loss  of  life. 

750-1258    Rule  of  the  Abbasside  Caliphate.     Bagdad  founded  and 
made  the  Capital  about  765. 


751  Pepin,  King  of  Franks,  founds  the  Carlovingian  dynasty, 

772  Charlemagne  begins  his  wars  and  conquests. 

800  Charlemagne,  Emperor  of  the  West. 

827  England  united  under  Egbert. 

843    Treaty  of  Verdun.      France,  Germany,  and  Italy  become  sep- 
arate and  independent  States. 

This  is  a  period  of  great  confusion  and  many  changes. 

871    Alfred  the  Great,  founder  of  modem  England. 

Papal  power  has  become  well  established, 

894    Magyars  or  Hungarians,  descend  into  Hungary,  and  establish 
themselves. 

911    Northmen  gained  a  permanent  foothold  in  Normandy. 
954-957    Famine  in  England,  Wales,  and  Scotland. 
933    MBHSKBURG.     Henry,  the  Fowler,  defeats  the  Hungarians. 
955    I>ECH.    Otho  vanquishes  the  Hungarians. 


962    Foundation  of  the  Holy  Roman  Empire  of  the  German  nation. 

988    Conversion  and  unification  of  Russia. 

1000    Rise  of  Poland. 

1000    Genoa  becomes  rich  and  powerful. 


28 


A.D 


1000 


SANCHO 
THE    GREAT 


CANUTE 


EDWARD 

THt 

CONFESSOR 


_  MLLttM 

THE 

CONQUEROR 


FERDINAND 

X 


HILDEBRAND 


CID 


PETER 

THE 

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OMAR 
KHAYYAM 


GODFREY 


HFMRV 

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1100 


"    ABCCARO ^ 


ST.  BERNARD 


6R 


TBt 


FREDERICK 
BARBAROSSA 


A'BECKET . 


HENRY 

n: 


SALADIN 


RICHARD 
CCEURDELION 


1200 


PHILIP 
AUGUSTUS 


INNOCENT 
SI 


FREDERICK 


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6ENGH1S 
iCMAtL_ 


SAINT 
FRANCIS 
OF  ASSISI 


LOUIS 


EDWARD 

I 


SAINT 


BACON 


RUDOLPH 
Bi2ia     I 


-AQtJIMAS- 


■  PHILIP 


OTHMAN 

OR 

OSMAN 


DANTE 


1300 


OTTO  MAM 


BRUCE 


EDWARD 


WYCLIFFE 


TAMERLANE 


BAJA7.ET 


CHAUCER 


MARGARET 
"DENMARK" 


HENRY 


MOO 


JAMES  STUART 


B    1328   ? 


--SietSMUND 


WARWICK 


HENRY 


I50O 


MARGARET" 

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CHARLES 


LOUIS 


RICHARD 


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CHARLES 
THE  BOLD 


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THE  GREAT 


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DE'MEDICI 


29 


1000  -  1500    A.  D. 


1016-1042    Daoish  supremacy  over  England.  ry^    _^. 

1054    Separation  of  the  Church  of  the  West  from  the  Church  of 
1066    Hastings.     Victory  of  William  the  Norman  over  Harold  the 

1075  Struggle  between  Henry  IV.  and  Pope  Gregory.         [Saxon. 

1076  Turks  capture  Jerusalem. 
1096-1272    Crusades. 

1099    Jerusalem  besieged  and  taken  by  the  Christians. 

1099-1187    Christian  Kingdom  of  Jerusalem. 

1125    Venice  in  its  glory.     Makes  offensive  wars. 

1167    Lombard  I/Cague  (23  Italian  Cities). 

1176    Lkgnano.     Ivombard  League  defeated  Frederick  Barbarossa. 

1183    Liberties  of  Italian  cities  secured. 

1187    Conquest  of  Acre  and  Jerusalem  by  Saladin. 

1189-1191    Acre  besieged  and  taken  by  Richard  and  allies. 

1200    Papal  dominion  independent  of  the  German  emperors. 

1204    Overthrow  of  the  Byzantine  Empire.      Establishment  of  the 
Latin  Empire  of  Constantinople,  which  stood  till  1261. 

1204    The  Republic  of  Venice,   one  of   the   greatest   commercial 
powers. 

1212  Tow)SA.    Decisive  victory  of  the  Christians  over  the  Moors. 

1213  MURET.    Albigenses  defeated  by  Simon  de  Montfort. 
1218-1232    Wars  between  Venice  and  Genoa.    Also  at  latter  dates. 
1219    Samarkand  (the  Athens  of  Asia)  destroyed  by  Genghis  Khan. 

1240  The  Mongols,  after  overrunning  Russia,  advance  into  Central 

Europe. 

1241  Wahlstatt  nbar  Likgnitz.     Victory  of  the  Mongols  over 

the  Germans,  but  the  Mongol  advance  into  Europe  was 

1250    Mamelukes  govern  Egypt  till   1517.  [checked. 

1258    Mongols  besieged  and  sacked  Bagdad. 

1280    First  Mongol  dynasty  fully  established  in  China. 

1291    Turks  capture  Acre  from  the  Christians. 

1315    MORGARTKN.    Swiss  defeated  the  Austxians. 

1338-1453    Hundred  Years'  War.    Series  of  wars  between  England 

1346    CRi;CY.     Utter  defeat  of  the  French.  f"*^  France. 

1348-1351     Black   Death  throughout  Europe.     Millions  perished. 
Reappeared  in  1360,  1373,  and  1382. 

1356    PoiTiBRS.     Victory  of  the  English  over  the  French. 

1361    Turks  take  Adrianople. 

1366    Tamerlane  begins  his  conquests. 

1382    The   Hanseatic  League    of  over   ninety  cities   in  its  zenith. 

BegJin  about  1250. 
1382-1434    Most  flourishing  period  of  the  Florentine  Republic. 
1386    Sempach.    Victory  of  the  Swiss  over  the  Austrians. 
1398    Sack  of  Delhi  by  Tamerlane. 
1402    Angora.    Tamerlane  vanguished  Bajazet. 
1407    Bank  of  Genoa  established.    Grew  to  be  a  great  power. 
1415    Agincourt.     Victory  of  Henry  V.  over  the  French. 
1419-1436    Hussite  war. 
1420    Venice  at  zenith  of  her  power. 

1429    Siege  of  Orleans.    Joan  of  Arc's  victory  over  the  English. 
1463    Archduchy  of  Austria  created. 
1463    Capture  of  Constantinople  by  the  Turks. 

Fall  of  the  Eastern  Empire. 


li77  Nancy.    Overthrow  of  Charles  the  Bold  by  the  Swiss. 

1479  Nearly  the  whole  of  Spain  united  in  one  monarchy. 

1480  Emancipation  of  Russia  from  the  Mongol  yoke. 
1482  Alhama,  the  key  of  Grenada,  wrested  from  the  Moors. 
1492  America  discovered  by  Columbus. 

1495-1513    French  invasions  of  Italy. 

1497  Vasco  da  Gama  doubled  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope,    rgmnire 

1499  Swiss  confederacy  became  virtually  independent  of  the  German 


Cordova,  Spain.    A  great  centre  of  commerce  and  learning. 

1014    Inundation  on  coast  of  England  and  the  Netherlands. 

1015-1439    Building  of  Strasburg  Cathedral. 

1016    Awful  famine  throughout  E'arope. 

1066-1217    England  and  France.    First  period  of  rivalship. 

1086    Domesday  Book  completed. 

1108    Flanders  inundated  by  the  sea. 

1118-1312    Order  of  Knights  Templars. 

1122    Concordat  of  Worms.     Contest  about  Investiture  ended. 

1130    Foundation  of  the  oldest  universities. 

1154    Henry  II.    Plantagenet  Dynasty  in  England  till  1485. 

1157    Bank  of  Venice  established. 

1163-1312    Building  of  Cathedral  of  Notre  Dame,  Paris. 

1170    All  Saints'  Flood  in  Holland. 

1193-1195     Famine  in  England  and  France  which  led  to  a  fever. 

1200    Mining  of  coal  in  England  on  a  large  scale  began, 

1200    The  Papacy  on  the  summit  of  its  power. 

1209    Franciscan  order  founded. 

1215    Magna  Charta  signed  by  King  John. 

1215    Dominican  order  founded. 

1215    Inquisition  instituted  by  Innocent  III. 

1240    The  Golden  Horde,  planted  on  the  Volga  by  the  Mongols,  were 
conquered  by  Tamerlane  about  1400,  and  by  Ivan  III. ,  1480, 

1248-1880    Cologne  Cathedral.     511  feet  in  height. 

1249    Oxford  University  placed  on  a  stronger  basis. 

1256-1273    Interregnxmi  in  Germany.  Empire  lost  vigor.  Confusion. 

1257    Cambridge  University.     First  society  of  students. 

1268    Earthquake  in  Cilicia.     60,000  perish. 

1278    Marchfei,d.     Rudolph  vanquishes  Ottocar  of  Bohemia. 

1283    Union  of  England  and  Wales. 

1292    Beginning  of  the  Swiss  Confederacy. 

1296    Dunbar.    Scots  defeated  by  the  English, 

1306-1342    Scotch  War  for  Independence. 

1314  Bannockburn.    Edward  II.  defeated  by  Robert  Bruce. 

1315  Dreadful  famine  in  England. 

1346  Cannon  used  by  the  English  at  Crecy, 

1347  Rienzi.    Tribune  of  Rome. 
1363  Famine  in  England  and  France. 
1354  Gaxwpou.    Seized  by  the  Turks. 

1356    The  Golden  Bull  of  Germany  for  the  election  of  Emperors. 

1378-1417    Great  Schism  in  the  Western  or  Roman  Church. 

1381     Revolt  of  the  peasants  under  Wat  Tyler,  which  led  to  the 
abolition  of  villeinage. 

1397    Denmark,  Norway  and  Sweden  united  under  Queen  Margaret. 

1401    Parliament  passes  act  to  bum  the  Lollards. 

1414-1418    Constance.     Council  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church, 

1415    Burning  of  John  Hubs  at  Constance.  [Unity  restored, 

1421    Holland.    Sea  broke  in.     100,000  drowned. 

1439    The  beginning  of  standing  armies. 

1450    Jack  Cade's  insurrection  in  England. 

1450    Gutenberg  practiced  the  art  of  printing. 

1450  (about)     Mazarin  Bible. 

1455-1485    War  of  the  Roses  in  England. 

1456    Earthquake  at  Naples.     40,000  perish. 

1477    Caxton  prints  the  first  book  in  England. 

1480    Inquisition  established  in  Spain. 

1483    Great  flood  on  the  Severn  river. 

1485    BoswoRTH  Field.    Richard  III.  defeated  and  slain, 

1485-1603    Tudor  Dynasty  in  England. 


AD 


1000 


30 


1100 


1200 


1300 


1400 


I50O 


31 
1000  -  1500    A.  D. 


A.D 


32 


LEO 


PIZARRO 


LUTHER 


1500 


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1500-1900    A.  D. 


1513  Fm)dden  Field.    James  IV.  of  Scotland  overwhelmed 

by  the  English. 

1517-164fi    Era  of  the  Reformation. 

1519-1521    Conquest  of  Mexico  by  Cortes. 

1521  Diet  of  Worms.     Luther  defended  his   position  as  a 

Reformer. 

1525  Pa  VIA.     French  power  in  Italy  shattered  beyond  repair. 

1626  Ferdinand  I.  increases  the  possessions  of  Austria. 

1529  First  siege  of  Vienna  by  the  Turks. 

1630  &  1555  Diets  of  Augsburg.     Religious  peace  concluded. 

1531-1533     Conquest  of  Peru  by  Pizarro. 

1545-1563    Council  of  Trent.     It  condemned  the  leading  doctrines 
of  the  Reformation. 

1565-6  Ridley,   I^timer,   Cranmer,   and  300  other  Protestants 

burned  at  the  stake. 

1562-1598    Crvii,  (8)  Wars  in  France.   Catholics  and  Huguenots. 

1568-1648    War  of  Liberation  in  the  Netherlands. 

1571  Lepanto.     Decisive   naval  battle  between  the   Turks 

and  Christians. 

1572  Massacre  of  St.  Barthow>mew.    Coligni  and  thou- 

sands of  Huguenots  slain. 

1673-1574    Siege  OF  Lbyden.     Dikes  cut  and  Spaniards  drowned. 

1579  The    Union    of    Utrecht.      Foundation   of   the   Dutch 

Republic. 

1588  Defeat  of  the  Spanish  Armada  by  the  English  fleet. 

1590  IVRV.     Henry  IV.  of  France  defeats  Catholic  Leaguers. 

1598  Edict  of  Nantes  granting  toleration  to  the  Huguenots. 

1618-1648    Thirty  years'  religious  war  in  Central  Europe. 

1    1631    LEiPSic.    Adolphus  victorious. 

I-   1632    LuTZEN.     Death  of  Adolphus. 
Germany's  population  decreased  more  than  half. 

1627-1628    Siege  and  capture  of  La  Rochelle  from  the  Huguenots 
by  Richelieu. 

1644  Manchu  Tartars  seize  the  sovereign  power  in  China. 

1644  Marston  Moor.    Royalists  defeated. 

1648  Peace  of  Westphalia.     Equal  rights  to  the  Protestants 

and  Catholics,  etc. 


1652-3 

1664 

1683 

1685 

1688 

1689-1697 

1690 

1692 

1700 
1700-1721 

1701-1714 
1702-1713 
1704 

1709 
1713 
1740-1748 

1745 


England  and  Holland  contend  in  naval  battles. 

St.  Gotthard.    Turks  routed  by  the  Christians. 

Second  siege  of  Vienna  by  the  Turks.    Sobieski  brought 
relief  and  gamed  a  victory. 

Revocation  of  the  Edict  of  Nantes.     Migration   of  the 
Huguenots  from  France. 

The    EngUsh    Revolution.        Parliament    in    control. 
William  and  Mary. 

War  of  the   "Grand  Mhsmce"  against  France. 

BoYNE.    William  III.  defeated  James  II. 

La  Hogub.     French  fleet  destroyed  by  the  English  and 
Dutch. 

Narva.    Sweden  destroys  the  Russian  Army. 

Great    Northern    War    in    Europe.      Alliance    against 
Sweden. 

War  of  the  Spanish  Succession. 

Queen  Anne's  war  against  the  French. 

Blenheim.     French  army  almost  destroyed  by  Marl- 
borough. 

PULTOWA.     Decisive  triumph  of  Russia  over  Sweden. 

Peace  of  Utrecht  \  England  gained  Gibraltar,  etc. 

I  Austria  gamed  possessions  m  Italy, etc. 

War  of  the  Austrian  Succession.    Prussia,  France,  etc., 
against  Maria  Theresa,  etc. 

FONXBNOY.    French  defeated  the  allies. 


1756-1763 

1757-1784 

1759 
1760 


Seven  Years'  War.    Against  Frederick  the  Great,  of 

Prussia,  by  allies. 
War  of  the  English  in  India.     Great  success  of  Lord 

Clive. 
Prance  lost  her  American  Colonies. 


Quebec. 

TORGAU. 


the 


1763 


Complete   rout   of    the    Austrians   by 
Prussians  under  Frederick  the  Great. 
Peace    of   Paris.     Prussia  gained   a  place  among   the 
great  powers, 
1772,  '92,  '95    Partition  of  Poland,  by  Russia,  Prussia  and  Austria. 

1775-1783    War  of  Independence.     1777     Saratoga.     1781 

yorktown. 
1782  Naval  victories  finally  establish  the  maritime  supremacy 

of  England. 


1789-1792 

1792 

1796-1815 
1796-1800 
1798 

1800 
1803 
1803 
1805 

1805 

1806 

1806 
1808-1814 

1809 

1810-1825 

1812 
1812 

1813 
1813 

1814-16 

1815 

1815 


1821-1829 

1827 

1830-1831 

1848-1849 

1854r-1856 

1859 
1861 

1866 

1870 

1870 

1877-8 

1878 

1894 

1898 

1898 
1899 


French  Revolution.    1793-4    Reign  of  Terror. 
Guillotine  active. 

Valmy.    Prussians  and  Austrians  defeated  by  the  French. 

Napoleonic  Wars. 

Napoleon's  brilliant  campaigns. 

Battle  of  the  Nile.     French    army    cut    off    from 
France. 

Marengo.    Victory  of  Napoleon  over  the  Austrians. 
British  authority  supreme  throughout  India. 
Renewed  War  between  England  and  France. 

Trafalgar.     Great  Naval  victory  of  Nelson  over  the 

French  and  Spanish. 
AusTERLiTZ.      Napoleon    defeats    the    Austrians    and 

Russians. 

Battle    of   Jena.      Victory    of    Napoleon   over    the 

Prussians. 
End  of  the  German  or  Holy  Roman  Empire. 

War  between  Napoleon  and  Great  Britain  in  Spain  and 

Portugal. 
Wagram.     Decisive    victory    of    Napoleon    over   the 

Austrians, 
Spanish  colonies  in  Mexico  and  South  America  won 

their  Independence. 
Borodino.     Napoleon  defeats  the  Russians. 

Burning  of  Moscow.     Retreat  of  Napoleon  with  great 

loss. 
LUTZEN.    Napoleon  defeats  the  Russians  and  Prussians. 

Leipsic.      Napoleon's    army    overwhelmed    by    allied 
forces  of  Russia,   Germany,  and  Austria. 

Congress  of  Vienna  by  the  five  great  powers. 

Waterloo.    Napoleon  crushed  by  Wellington. 

The  Holy  Alliance  between  Russia,  Austria,  and  Prussia. 


Greek  Revolution.     Resulted  in  Independence. 
Navarino.     Destruction  of  the  Turkish  Egyptian  fleet. 
Revolutions  in  France,  Belgium,  etc. 
Many  Revolutions  in  Europe. 

Crimean  War.    Siege  of  Sebastopol  by  the   English, 

French,  etc. 
SoLFERiNO.    French  and  Sardinians  defeat  Austrians. 

Bull  Run.     1863    Gettysburg.     1865    Richmond 

surrendered. 
Sadowa,     Defeat  of  the  Austrians  by  the  Prussians. 
Sedan.    Germans  defeat  the  French. 
Italy  has  achieved  its  freedom  and  unity. 
Turco-Russian  War.     Russians  capture  Plevna. 
Congress  of  Berlin. 
War  between  China  and  Japan. 

Czar   of   Russia   proposes   disarmament   and  a  peace 

conference. 
War  between  the  United  States  and  Spain. 
Outbreak  of  War  between  England  and  the  Boers. 


AD 


1500 


84 


!600 


1700 


1800 


1900 


35 


1500  -  1900    A.  D. 


1006-1626 

1508 

1510 

1513 

1513 

1519-22 

1534 

1534 

1551 

1565 

1587 

1600 

1603 

1607 

1608 

1610 

1614 

1619 

1620 

1627-58 

1638 

1640-53 

1642^5 

1649-60 

1675-1710 

1694 

1707 

1711-20 

1717-20 

1721 

1754-63 

1759 

1769 

1774^85 

1788 

1793 

1799 

1801 

1810 

1819 

1825 

1829 

1830 

18S5 

1838 

1844 

1846 

1848 

1851 

1857-8 

1857-70 

1859-69 

1866 

1870 

1871 

1871 

1877 


Building  of  St.  Peter's  Cathedral. 

League  of  Cambray  against  Venice. 

Albuquerque.     Portuguese  Viceroy  of  the  Indies. 

Ponce  de  Leon  discovers  Florida. 

Balboa  discovers  the  Pacific. 

Magellan's  voyage  around  the  globe. 

England  separates  from  the  Church  of  Rome. 

Order  of  Jesuits  founded  by  Loyola. 

Turkish  Empire  at  the  zenith  of  its  power. 

Spaniards  settle  St.  Augustine,  Fla. 

Mary  Stuart,  Queen  of  Scots,  executed. 

English-East  India  Company  chartered. 

The  Stuarts  in  England  till  1688. 

Jamestown,  Va.,  settled  by  the  English. 

Quebec.     Settled  by  the  French. 

Moors  expelled  from  Spain.     Great    Decay  of   Spain 
during  this  century. 

First  Dutch  settlements  in  (now)  New  York. 

Discovery  of  the  circulation  of  the  blood  by  Harvey. 

Landing  of  the  Pilgrim  Fathers  at  Plymouth,  Mass. 

Taj  Mahal.    The  most  ornate  Mausoleum  in  the  world. 

Harvard  (Mass.)  College  founded. 

Long  Parliament  in  England. 

Civil  War.     Between  Parliament  and  Charles  I. 

Commonwealth  and  Protectorate  under  Cromwell. 

Building  of  St.  Paul's  Cathedral. 

Bank  of  England  established. 

Union  of  England  and  Scotland  as  Great  Britain. 

South  Sea  Bubble  in  England. 

Law's  Bubble.    Vast  financial  schemes. 

Modem  Cabinet  system  in  England  under  Walpole. 

French  and  Indian  war.     Connected  with  the  seven 
years'  war  in  Europe 

Quebec.    Taken  by  the    English.     The  French  lose 
their  American  colonies. 

Invention  of  the  steam  engine  by  Watt. 

Warren  Hastings.    Governor  General  of  India. 

Coal  and  coke  used  in  smelting  iron. 

Whitney  invents  the  cotton-gin. 

Rosetta  Stone  discovered  in  Egypt. 

Legislative  union  of  Great  Britain  and  Ireland. 

Napoleon  at  the  height  of  his  power.    Germany  humil- 

The  steamer  Savannah  crosses  the  Atlantic.         ^^ 

Erie  Canal  opened  in  New  York  State.  fenson 

"Rocket."     First  practical  locomotive  built  by  Steph- 

Belgium  revolts  from  Holland  and  becomes  a  monarchy. 

Rise  of  American  Literature. 

Steamship  Great  Western  crosses  the  Atlantic. 

First  telegraph  line  opened  in  the  U.  S. 

Ether  introduced  into  surgical  practice. 

Discovery  of  gold  in  California. 

Coup  d'etat  of  Louis  Napoleon  who  was  made  Emperor 

Sepoy  Mutiny  in  India.  ^^^  ^^^^■ 

Mont  Cenis  tunnel.     Eight  miles  long. 

Construction  of  the  Suez  Canal. 

The  Great  Eastern  lays  the  Atlantic  cable. 

Fall  of  the  French  Empire.    France  again  a  Republic. 

Re-estabUshment  of  the  German  Empire. 

Treaty  of  Washington  for  arbitration. 

Production  of  Bessemer  rails  in  the  U.  S.  is  greater  than 
that  of  iron  rails. 


The  following  partial  list  of  disasters  serves  as  a  reminder 

that  man  (even  with  the  greatest  wealth)  cannot 

withstand  the  elements  or  the  laws  of  God. 

1530  General  inundation  in  Holland.     400,000  drowned. 

1531  Earthquake  at  Lisbon.     30,000  perish. 
1565  Famine  throughout  British  Isles. 
1626  Earthquake  at  Naples.     70,000  perish. 

1656  Plague  in  Naples.    400,000  deaths.  rt)eriahed. 

1665  Great  plague  in  London.     One-fifth  of  the  population 

1666  Great  fire  in  London.    A  blessing ;  purifying  the  city. 

1667  Earthquake  at  Schamaki.  Lasted  3  months.  80,000 
1693  Awful  famine  in  France.  Lpensh- 
1693  Earthquake  in  Sicily.     100,000  perish. 

1703  Earthquake  at  Jeddo,  Japan.     200,000  perish. 

1703  Great  storm  in  England.     80,000  drowned. 

1746  Earthquake.     Lima  and  Callao  demolished. 

1748  General  famine  in  Britain. 

1755  Great  earthquake  and  immense  sea  waves  at  Lisbon. 

60,000  perish.    This  awful  earthquake  destroyed  other 
cities  and  was  felt  for  5,000  miles. 

1771  Famine  devastates  Bengal. 

1771  Ripon  Flood  in  Yorkshire. 

1783  Violent  earthquake  in  Calabria.     40,000  perish. 

1787  Torrents  from  the  mountains  in  Navarre. 

1789  Grevious    famine    in    Prance  — hastened    the    French 

1792  Plague  in  Egypt.     800,000  perish.  [Revolution. 

1797  Earthquake  in  Central  America.    40,000  perish. 

1801  Famine  throughout  Britain. 

1822  Coast  of  Chili  permanently  raised  by  an  earthquake. 

1835  Great  fire  in  New  York  City. 

1837-1838  Famine  in  North-west  India.     800,000  perish. 

1838  Great  fire  in  Charleston,  S.  C. 

1840  &  6  Awful  inundations  in  France. 

1845  Two  great  fires  in  New  York  City. 

1846  Great  famine  in  Ireland  caused  by  failure  of  potato  crop. 

1851  Two  great  fires  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

1865-1866  Famine  in  North-east  India.     1,000,000  perish. 

1867-1868  Noted  series  of  earthquakes,  volcanic  eruptions  and 
great  sea  wave  oscillations,  culminating  on  the  west 
coast  of  South  America.     Great  losses. 

1868-1869    Famine  in  North-west  India.     1,500,000  perish. 

1871.  1872    Great  Fires.     Chicago.    Boston. 

1877  Famine  on  west  coast  of  India.     500,000  perish. 

1877  Earthquake   and  tidal  wave  on  west  coast  of  South 

America  near  Callao. 

1877-1878    Famine  in  North  China.  9,500,000  said  to  have  perished. 

1881  Typhoon  in  China.     300,000  perish. 

1883  Java  desolated  by  many  volcanic  eruptions  and  a  tidal 

wave.     Disturbances  for  thousands  of  miles. 

1883  Great  floods  in  Europe. 

1 884  Destructive  series  of  tornadoes  in  Southern  States,  U.S.A. 

1886  Earthquake  at  Charleston,  S.  C.  Shocks  were  felt  over 
an  area  of  900,000  square  miles. 

1887  Overflow  of  Yellow  River.  Millions  said  to  have  perished. 

1888  March.     Blizzard  on  eastern  coast  of  United  States. 

1889  Disastrous  flood  at  Johnstown,  Penna. 

1889  &  90  Several  tornadoes  and  destructive  floods  in  U.  S.  A. 

1891  Great  blizzard  and  disastrous  floods  in  Europe. 

1893  Destructive  tornadoes  in  Southern  States,  U.  S.  A. 

1900  Galveston,  Texas,  devastated  by  a  storm. 

1902  Volcanic  eruptions  in  the  West  Indies.    St.  Pierre  and 

people  destroyed.    Ocean  bed  sunk  to  a  great  depth. 


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37 


FAMOUS 
CHARACTERS 


ALPHABETICALLY    ARRANGED 


The  following  list  contains  not  only  all  the  names  on  the  preceding  charts,  but  also 
the  names  of  many  other  history  makers  of  the  world. 

This  is  far  from  being  a  complete  list  of  noted  persons,  (there  are  ten  times  as  many 
names  in  Chamber's  Biographical  Dictionary)  but  there  will  be  found  here  the  characters 
most  frequently  sought  for.  These  can  be  more  readily  found  in  this  selected  list 
than    in    a   cyclopedia   where    there    are    many    similar   names. 

As  a  general  rule:  a  date,  dash,  and  another  date,  follow  the  name.  The  date  before 
the  "  -  "  is  the  date  of  birth,  and  the  date  after  the  "  -  "  is  the  date  of  death.  All 
dates  are  A.  D.  unless  stated  as  B.  C. 

The  uncertainty  of  some  dates  is  indicated  by  "  about  "  or  "  ? ".  The  reader  should 
not  infer  from  this  that  he  can  implicitly  rely  on  the  accuracy  of  all  the  other  dates. 
But  little  dependence  can  be  placed  on  dates  prior  to  about  700  b.  c,  and  still  less  on 
those  before  about  1300  b.  c.  As  an  example  of  the  confusion  existing  in  recorded  dates  : 
Solomon  is  given  iu  this  list  as  1033-975  b.  c.  King  1015.  Modem  works  give  his 
reign  as  993-953  B.  c ,  a  discrepancy  of  22  years.  Though  the  latter  dates  may  be 
more  reliable,  the  former  are  used  so  as  to  have  more  relative  correctness  with  the  other 
characters   of   the    same   period. 

Some  of  the  discrepancies  that  may  appear  between  the  charts  and  the  printed  dates 
are  due  to  the  data  being  taken  from  different  sources. 


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FAMOUS     CHABACTEKS      IN      HISTORY 


AARON 

A.  BECKET,  Thomas 

ABELARD.  Plarra 

ABERNETHY,  John 

ABRAHAM 

ABSALOM 

ADAMS.  John 

ADDISON,  Joseph 

iESCHYLUS 

iESOP 

AGASSIZ,  Louis 

AGRICOU,  C.  Julius 

AHAB 

AURIC 

ALBUQUERQUE 

ALCIBIADES 

ALEXANDER  THE  GREAT 

ALEXANDER  VI. 

ALEXANDER  I. 

ALEXANDER  II. 

ALEXANDER  III. 

ALEXIS 

ALFONSO  X.  (the  Wise) 

ALFRED  THE  GREAT 

ALI 

ALISON,  Archibald 

ALVA,  Duke  of 

AMBROSE,  Saint 

ANAXAGORAS 

ANGELICO,  Fra 

ANGELO 

ANNE 

ANNE  BOLEYN 

ANSELM,  Saint 

ANTHONY,  Saint 

ANTIGONUS 

ANTIOCHUS  THE  GREAT 

ATONINUS  PIUS 

ANTONY,  Mark 

APELLES 


1574-1451  B.C.  High  priest  of  the  Jews 

See  Becket 

1079-1142  French  theologian 

1764-1831  English  surgeon 
1996-1822  B.C.  Father  of  the  Hebrews 
11th  cent.  B.C.  Son  of  David 

1735-1826  Piesidentofthe  United  States,  1797 

1672-1719  English  author 

52&-456B.C.  Greek  tragic  writer 

620-564B.C.  Greek  fabulist 

1807-1873  Swiss- American.     Naturalist 

37-93  Soman  general  in  Britain 

King  of  Israel,  about  875  B.C. 

-410  King  of  the  Visigoths 

1453-1515  Portugal.     Viceroy  of  the  Indies 

450-404 B.C.  Athenian  general 

356-323  B.C.  Macedonian  conqueror,  336  B.C. 

1431-1503  Pope,  1492 

1777-1825  Czar  of  Russia,  1801 

1818-1881  Czar  of  Russia,  1855 

1845-1894  Czar  of  Russia,  1881 

1629-1676  Czar  of  Russia,  1645 

1221-1284  King  of  CastUe  and  Leon,  1252 

849-901  King  of  England,  871 

-661  Arabian.     Caliph,  656 

1757-1839  Scotch.     Historian 

1508-1583  Spanish.     Governor  of  the  Nether- 

[lands,   1567 
340-397  Bishop  of  Milan 

500^28  B.C.     Ionic  philosopher 

1387-1455  Tuscan.     Friar  painter 

See  Michael  Angelo 

1664^1714  Queen  of  England,  1702 

See  Boleyn 

1033-1109  Archbishop  of  Canterbury 

251-356  Egyptian.     Father  of  Monachlsm 

382-301  B.C.     King  in  Asia 

242-187 B.C.     King  of  Syria,  223  B.C. 

86-161  Roman  emperor,  138 

83-30 B.C.       Roman  triumvir 

[B.C. 

Ephesus.     Celebrated  painter,  325 


AQUINAS.  St.  Thomas 
ARAGO,  D.  Francois 
ARCHIMEDES 
ARIOSTO.  Ludovico 


1225-1274 
1786-1853 
287-212  B.C. 
1474-1533 


ARISTARCHUS  OF  SAMOS 

ARISTIOES  THE  JUST  -468B.C. 

ARISTOTLE  384-322  B.C. 

ARIUS  260-336 
ARKWRIGHT.  Sir  Richard     1732-1792 

ARMINIUS-HERMANN  16b.c.-19a.d. 

ARMOUR.  Philip  D.  1832-1901 

ARNOLD.  Thomas  1795-1842 

ARNOLD  OF  WINKELRIED  -1386 
ARTAXERXES  I. 

ARTHUR,  "King"  -520 

ASPASIA  About  400 B.C. 

ASTOR.  John  Jacob  176^1848 

ATHANASIUS  300-373 

_^ATTILA  406-453 

AUDUBON.  John  James  1780-1851 

AUGUSTINE,  Saint  354-430 

AUGUSTUS  (OCTAVIUS)  63b.c.-14a.d. 

AURELIAN  212-275 

AURELIUS,  Marcus  121-180 


Italian  theologian 

French  physicist 

Syracusan  mathematician 

Italian  poet 

Alexandrian  astronomer.     280  B.C. 

Athenian  statesman 

Greek  philosopher 

Egyptian.     Founder  of  Ariauism 

English.     Inventor 

[9a.d. 

German,     Vanquished  the  Romans, 

American.      Meat  packing  industry 

English.     Head  Master  of  Rugby 

Swiss  patriot 

King  of  Persia,  465-425  B.C. 

British  chieftain 

Greek.     Renowned  for  her  talents 

German-American.     Merchant 

Patriarch  of  Alexandria 

King  of  the  Huns 

American  naturalist 

Latin  father  of  the  Church 

Master  of  the  Roman  world,  31  B.C. 

Roman  emperor,  270 

Roman  emperor,  161 


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BABBAGE,  Charles  1792-1871 

BACH,  J.  Sebastian  1685-1750 

BACON,  Sir  Francis  1561-1626 

BACON,  Roger  12U-1294 

BAJAZET  I.  1347-1403 

BALBOA  1475-1517 

BALIOL,  Edward  -1363 

BANCROFT,  George  1800-1891 

BARNUM,  P.  T.  1810-1891 
BASIL  ^the  Great)  329-379 

BAYARD,  Chevalier  de  1475-1524 

BEACONSFIELD,  Eari  of  1804-1881 

BECKET,  Thomas  1117-1170 
BEDE,  The  Venerable  672-735 

BEECHER,  Henry  Ward  1813-1887 

BEETHOVEN,  Uldwig  van  1770-1827 
BELISARIUS  505-565 

BELL,  A.  G.  1847- 

BELLINI,  VInctnzo  1802-1835 
BELSHAZZAR  -538  b.c. 

BENEDICT,  Saint  480-543 

BENNETT,  Jas.  G.  1795-1872 

BENTHAM,  Jeremy  1748-1832 

BENTON,  Ttiomas  H.  1782-1858 

BERANG  ER,  Pierre  J.  di  1780-1857 

BERKELEY,  George  1684-1753 

BERNARD,  Saint  1091-1153 

BESSEMER,  Sir  Henry  1813-1898 

81  DOLE,  Nicholas  1786-1844 

BISMARCK,  Prince  von  1815-1898 

BLACKSTONE,  Sir  William  1723-1780 

BLAINE,  James  G.  1830-1893 

BLUCHER,  Von  1742-1819 

BOCCACCIO,  Giovanni  1313-1375 

BOLEYN,  Anne  1507-1536 
BOLINGBROKE,  H.  SL  John  1678-1751 

BOLIVAR,  Simon  1783-1830 
BONAPARTE,  Louis  Napoleon  1808-1873 

BONAPARTE,  Napoleon  1768-1821 

BONHEUR,  Rosa  182^1899 


FAMOUS      CHAKACTEES      IN      HISTOKY 

Englisti  mathematician  and  inventor 

German  musician 

Englisti  philosopher,  etc. 

English  monii  and  philosopher 

Turkish  sultan,  1389 

Spanish  adventurer 

King  of  Scotland,  1332 

American  historian 

American  showman 

Greek  father  of  the  Church 

French  soldier 

English.     Statesman  and  novelist 

English.     Archbishop    of    Canter- 
Lb  ury 
Saxon  historian 

American  clergyman 

German  composer 

Byzafltine  general 

Scotch.     Telephone  in  U.  S. 

Italian  composer 

Last  king  of  Babylonia 

[achlsm 
Italian.     Founder  of  Western  Mon- 

Scotch.     Founder  of  N.  T.  Herald 

English  jurist 

American  statesman 

French  song  writer 

Irish  philosopher 

French  ecclesiastic 

English  inventor 

American  financier 

Prussian  statesman 

English  jurist 

American  statesman 

Prussian  general 

Italian  author 

Second  wife  of  Henry  VIIL 

English  statesman 

Liberator  of  South  America 

Emperor  of  the  French,  1852 

French.     General.    Emperor,  1804 

French.    Animal  paint«r 


BONIFACE  VIII. 

-1303 

BONIFACE,  Saint 

680-755 

BOONE,  Daniel 

1735-1820 

BOSSUET,  Jacques  & 

1627-1704 

BOZZARIS,  Marcos 

1790-1823 

BRAHE,  Tycho 

1546-1601 

BRENNUS 

BRIGHT,  John 

1811-1889 

BRONTE,  Charlotte 

1816-1855 

BROUGHAM,  Lord 

1778-1868 

BROWN,  John 

1800-1859 

BROWNING,  Elizabeth  B. 

1806-1861 

BROWNING,  Robert 

1812-1889 

BRUCE,  Robert 

1274-1329 

BRUNEL,  Sir  Marc 

1769-1849 

BRUTUS,  Lucius  J. 

BRUTUS,  Marcus  J. 

85-42  B.C. 

BRYANT,  William  C. 

1794-1878 

BUCKINGHAM,  Dul(e  of 

1592-1628 

BUDDHA 

6th  cent,  s.c 

BUFFON,  Comte  de 

1707-1788 

BUNYAN,  John 

1628-1688 

BURKE,  Edmund 

1729-1797 

BURLEIGH,  LonI 

1520-1598 

BURNS,  Robert 

1759-1796 

BURRITT,  Elihu 

1811-1879 

BURTON,  Sir  Richard  F. 

1821-1890 

BYRON,  George  6. 

1788-1824 

Pope,  1294 

"Apostle  of  Germany" 

American  pioneer  in  Kentucky 

French  prelate 

Greek  revolutionary  leader 

Swede.    Astronomer 

Leader  of  the  Gauls  against  Borne 
[about  383  B.a. 
English  statesman 

English  novelist 

Scotch.     Law  reformer,  etc. 

American  abolitionist  and  leader 

English  poetess 

English  poet 

King  of  Scotland,  1306 

French.    English  engineer 

Reputed    leader    of    the     Bomans 
against  Tarquin  about  515  b.c. 

Eoman.    One  of  Ceesar's  assassins 

American.     Poet  and  journalist 

English.     Virtual  ruler 

India.     Founder  of  Buddhism 

French  naturalist 

English  author 

Irish.     English  statesman 

English  statesman 

Scottish  poet 

American.     Learned  blacksmith 

English.     Explorer  and  wriiur 

English  poet 


40 


FAMOUS      CHARACTERS     IN      HISTORY 


CABOT,  John 
CABOT,  Sebastian 
CADE,  Jack 
CiESAR,  Julius 
CALHOUN,  John  C. 
CALIGUU 
CALVIN,  John 
CAMBYSES 
CAMILLUS,  M.  F. 
CANNING.  George 
CANOVA,  Antonio 
CANUTE 

CARLYLE,  Thot. 
CARNEGIE.  Andrew 
CARNOT,  N.  M. 
CARSON,  -Kit" 
CARTWRIGHT,  Edmuml 
CASSIUS,  Calus 
CATHARINE  II. 
CATHARINE  OE*  MEDICI 
CATHARINE  OF  ARAGON 
CATILINE 
CATO,  (.the  elder) 
CATO,  (the  younger) 
CAVENDISH.  Henry 
CAVOUR,  Count 
CAXTON,  William 
CECIL,  William 
CERVANTES 
CHANNING,  Wm.  E. 
CHARLEMAGNE 
CHARLES  I. 
CHARLES  II. 
CHARLES  THE  BALD 
CHARLES  VII. 
CHARLES  V. 
CHARLES  XII. 
CHARLES  THE  BOLD 
CHARLES  MARTEL 
CHASE,  Salmon  P. 
CHATHAM,  Eari  oi 


)  Discovered  tiie   main- 

f  Venetians,    land  of  America  for  tlie 
1476-1557       3  Englisii,  1497 

-1460  Irish.     Englisii  insurgent 

100-44  B.C.  Roman  conqueror,  historian,  etc. 

1782-1850  American  statesman 

12-41  Roman  emperor,  37 

1509-1564  French.    Protestant  reformer 

-522b. c.  Kingof  Medesand  Persians,  529b.c. 

446-365  B.C.  Roman.     Hero 

1770-1827  English  statesman 

1757-1822  Italian  sculptor 

994-1035  King    of    Denmark,   Norway,   and 

[England,  1016 
1795-1881  Scotch.    Author 

1835-  Scotch.     Am.  steel  manufacturer 

1753-1823  French  strategist  and  revolutionist 

1809-1868  American  guide 

[loom. 

1743-1823  English.      Inventor  of  the    power 

-42  B.C.  Roman.    Conspirator  against  Ceesar 

172&-1796  Empress  of  Russia,  1762 

1519-1589  Queen  of  France,  1532 

1485-1536  First  wife  of  Henry  VIH. 

108-62  B.C.  Roman  conspirator 

234-149  B.C.  Roman  statesman 

95-46  B.C.  Roman  statesman 

1731-1810  English.     Natural  philosopher 

1810-1861  Restorer  of  Italian  nationality 

1422-1491  First  English  printer 

English.    See  Lord  Burleigh 

1547-1616  Spanish  author 

[ism. 
1780-1842  American  Clergyman.      Abolition- 

742-814  King  of  the  Franks,  768.     Emperor 

[800 
1600-1649  King  of  England  and  Scotland,  1625 

1630-1685  King  of  England  and  Scotland,  1660 

823-877  King  of  the  western  Franks,  840 

1403-1461  King  of  France,  1422 

1500-1558  Emperor  of  Germany,  1520 

1682-1718  King  of  Sweden,  1697 

1433-1477  Duke  of  Burgundy 

690-741  Ruler  of  the  Franks 

1806-1873  American.     Statesman,  etc. 
See  WUliam  Pitt 


CHAUCER,  Geoffrey  1340-1400 

CHESTERFIELD.  Earl  of       1694-1773 
CHEVALIER,  Michel  1806-1879 

CHOPIN,  Frederic  1809-1849 

CHING  WANG 
CHRIST 
CHOW  DYNASTY 
CHRYSOSTOM,  Saint 
CICERO,  Marcus  T. 


CID,  The 

CINCINNATUS 

CUY,  Henry 

CLEISTHENES 

CLEMENT  OF  ALEXANDRIA 


4B.C.-29A.D. 

1123  B.C. 

347-407 
106-43  B.C. 

1040-1099 
5th  cent. B.C. 

1777-1852 


-215 


CLEOPATRA  69-30  B.C. 

CLEVELAND,  Grover  1837- 

CLINTON,  Oe  Witt  1769-1828 

CLINTON,  George  1739-1812 

CLIVE,  Lord  1725-1774 
CLOVIS  -511 

COBDEN,  Richard  1804-1865 

COKE,  Sir  EdwartI  1552-1633 

COLBERT  1619-1683 

COLBURN,  Zerah  1804-1840 

COLERIDGE,  Samuel  T.  1772-1834 

COLIGNI  1517-1572 

COLUMBUS,  Christopher  1447-1506 

COMTE,  Auguste  1798-1857 

COND^  1621-1686 
CONFUCIUS        ;                 A.bout500B.c. 
CONRAD  I.  -918 

CONSTANTINE  THE  GREAT    274^37 


COOK,  James 
COOPER,  James  F. 
COOPER,  Peter 
COPERNICUS 
CORDAY,  Charlotte 
CORIOLANUS 
CORNELIA 
CORREGGIO 


1728-1779 
1789-1851 
1791-1883 
1473-1543 
1768-1793 

About  200B.O. 
1494-1534 


English  poet 

English  statesman,  etc. 

French  economist 

Polish.     Composer 

Emperor,  246  B.C.     He  expelled  the 
[Mongols,  etc. 


Patriarch  of  Constantinople. 

Roman  orator 

Spanish  liero 

Roman  dictator 

American  statesman 

Athenian  statesman,  about  510  b. p. 

Greek  father  of  the  Church 

Queen  of  Egypt 

American.     President  of  U.  S.,  1885 

Governor  of  New  York 

American.     Statesman 

English  general  in  India 

King  of  the  Franks,  481 

English  statesman.     Free  trade 

English  jurist 

French.    Minister  of  Louis  XIV. 

American  arithmetical  prodigy 

English  poet 

French  Admiral.     Huguenot  leader 

Italian.     Discoverer  of  America  for 

[Spain 
French  philosopher 

French  general 

Chinese  philosopher 

King  of  Germany,  911 

Roman  emperor,  323 

English  navigator 

American  novelist 

American  philanthropist 

Pole.     Astronomer 

French.    Assassin  of  Marat 

Hero  of  Roman  legend,  500  B.C. 

Roman  matron 

Italian  painter 


41 


CORTES,  Hernando 
CRABBE.  George 
CRANMER.  Thomas 
CRASSUS.  Marcus  L. 
CRICHTON,  James 
CRISPIN.  Saint 
C»(£SUS 

CROMWELL.  Oliver 
CUVIER 
CYAXARES 
CYPRIAN,  Saint 
CYRUS  THE  GREAT 
CYRUS 


FAMOUS     CHARACTERS     IN      HISTORY 

465  B.C.- 


DAGUERRE,  Louis  J.  M. 

DALTON.  John 

DANIEL 

DANTE 

DARIUS  I.  (Hystasplt) 

DARWIN,  Charles  R. 

DAVID 

DAVIS,  Jefferson 

DAVY,  Sir  Humphrey 

DEFOE,  Daniel 

DE  LESSEPS 


1485-1547  Spanish.     Conqueror  of  Mexico 

1754-1832  English  poet 

1489-1556  English  reformer 

114-53  B.C.  Roman  triumvir 

15G0-1586  Scotch  genius.     "  The  admirable 

-287  Roman.     Shoemalier 

King  of  Lydia,  560 bo. 

1599-1658  English.    Puritan.     Protector 

1769-1832  French  naturalist 

-584  B.C.  King  of  Media 

200-258  Bishop  of  Carthage 

-529  B.C.  King  of  Persia,  550  B.C. 

424-401  B.C.  Persian  general 


DEMOCRITUS 
DEMOSTHENES 
DEMOSTHENES 
DE  QUINCEY,  Thos. 
DERBY,  Earl  of 
DE  RUYTER 
DESCARTES,  Htni 
DE  SOTO,  Hernando 
DE  STAEL 
DICKENS,  Charles 
DIOCLETIAN 
DIODORUS  SICULUS 
DIOGENES 
DIONYSIUS,  (the  Elder) 


-413B.O. 
384-322  B.C. 
1785-1859 
1799-1869 

1596-1650 
1496-1542 

1812-1870 

245-313 
Ist  cent.  B.C. 

412-323  B.C. 

431-367  B.C. 


End  of 

DIONYSIUS  of  Hallcarnassus  1st  cent.  b.c. 


DISRAELI,  Benjamin 
DOMITIAN 
DORE,  Gustavo 
DOUGLAS,  Sir  James 
DOUGLAS,  Stephen  A. 
DOUGLASS,  Fred 
DRACO 

DRAKE,  Sir  Francis 
DREW,  Daniel 
DRUSUS,  Nero  Claudius 
DRYDEN,  John 
DUNSTAN,  Saint 
DURER,  Albrecht, 


51-96 
1833-1883 
1286-1331 
1813-1861 

1817-1895 

1540-1595 
1788-1879 
39-9  B.C. 
1631-1700 
925-988 
1471-1528 


Oreek.    Philosopher 

Athenian  general 

Athenian  orator 

English.     Writer 

English.     Premier,  1852 

See  Ruyter 

French.     Modern  philosophy 

Spanish.     Discoverer  of  the   Mis- 
[sissippi 
See  Stael,  Mme.  De 

English  novelist 

Roman  emperor,  284 

Greek  historian 

Greek  philosopher 

Tyrant  of  Syracuse,  405  b.o. 

Greek  historian 

See  Beacon  afield 

Roman  emperor,  81 

French  artist 

Scotch.    Great  captain  of  Bruce 

American  politician 

Slave.     American  orator 

Athenian  legislator,  624 b.c. 

English  naval  commander 

American.     Capitalist 

Roman  general 

English  poet 

English.    Archbishop  of  Canterbury 

German  engraver,  etc. 


1789-1851  French.     Inventor  of  photography 

1766-1844  English  chemist 

Hebrew.     Prophecies  603-536  B.C. 
1265-1321         .Florentine  poet 

-486  B.c,     King  of  Persia,  521  B.C. 
1809-1882  English  naturalist 

-1015B.C.  King  of  Israel,  1055 b.c. 

1808-1889  American.  President  of  the  Confed- 

[erate  States 
1778-1829  English  chemist 

1660-1731  English  author 

See  Lesseps 


42 


FAMOUS      CHABACTEBS      IN      HISTORY 


EDISON.  Thomas  Alva 
EDMUND  II. 
EDWARD,  (the  Elder) 


1847- 
989-1016 
870-925 


EDWARD  THE  CONFESSOR  1004-1066 

EDWARD  I.  1239-1307 

EDWARD  II.  1284-1327 

EDWARD  III.  1312-1377 

EDWARD  IV.  1441-1483 

EDWARD,  the  Black  Prince  1330-1376 

EDWARDS.  Jonathan  1703-1758 
EGBERT  -837 

ELI  -1116  B.C. 

ELIJAH 

ELISHA  -838  B.C. 

ELIZABETH  1533-1603 

EMANUEL  1469-1521 

EMERSON.  Ralph  Waldo  1803-1882 


EMMET.  Robert 

1780-1803 

EPAMINONDAS 

418-362  B.C. 

EPICTETUS 

Ist  cent. 

EPICURUS 

342-270  B.C. 

ERASMUS.  Deslderius 

1467-1536 

ERICSSON.  John 

1803-1889 

ERIGENA.  John  Scotus 

9th  cent. 

ERSKINE.  Thos.  (Lord) 

1750-1823 

ESSEX.  Eari  of 

1567-1601 

ETH ELBERT 

-616 

EUCLID 

EURIPIDES 

480-406  B.C. 

EVANS.  Marian 

"George  Eliot' 

EVERETT,  Edward 

1820-1880 
1794-1865 

EZEKIEL 

600b.c.~ 

EZRA 

5th  cent.  B.C. 

American  Inventor 

King  of  England,  1016 

King  of  England,  901 

King  of  England,  1042 

King  of  England,  1272 

King  of  England.  1307 

King  of  England,  1327 

King  of  England,  1461 

English.    Prince  of  Wales 

American  theologian 

King  of  England,  829 

Judge  of  Israel,  1157-1117  B.C. 

Hebrew  prophet,  907  B.C. 

Hebrew  prophet 

Queon  of  England,  1558 

King  of  Portugal,  1495 

American  philosophical  writer 

Irish  revolutionist 

Thebau  general 

Phrj-gia.    Stoic  philosopher 

Greek  philosopher 

Dutch  scholar 

Swedish-American.     Engineer 

Irish.     Philosopher 

Scotch.     English  advocate,  etc. 

English  general 

King  of  Kent,  565 

Greek  geometer,  300  B.C. 

Greek  poet 

English  noveliat 

American  statesman  and  orator 

Hebrew  prophet 

Hebrew  priest,  ruler,  etc. 


FABIUS.  Maximus  V. 

FARADAY.  Michael 

FARRAGUT,  David  G. 

FAWKES.  Guy 

FERDINAND  I. 

FER3INAND  V. 

FERRY,  Jules 

FIELD,  Cyrus  W. 

FIELD.  David  D. 

FIELD.  Marshall 

FIELDING.  Henry 

FOUCAULT.  Leon 

FOURIER.  Charies 

FOX.  Charies  James 

FOX.  George 

FRANCIS  I. 

FRANCIS  JOSEPH 

FRANCIS  OF  ASSISI,  (Saint)  1182-1226 

FRANCIS  XAVIER 

FRANKLIN.  Benjamin  1706-1790 

FRANKLIN,  Sir  John  1786-1847 

FREDERICK  l.-(Barbarossa)  1121-1190 

FREDERICK  II.  1194^1250 

FREDERICK  IV.  or  III.  1415-1493 

FREDERICK  THE  GREAT       1712-1786 

FREDERICK  WILLIAM  1620-1688 

FREDERICK  WILLIAM  I. 

FROBISHER,  Sir  Martin 

FROEBEL,  Friedrich 

FROISSART.  Jean 

FULTON,  Robert 


-203  B.C.     Roman  general 
1791-1867  English  physicist 

American  admiral 
English  conspirator 
King  of  Castile,  1033,  &  Leon,  1037 
King  of  Spain 
French  statesman 
American.     .Atlantic  Ocean  cable 
American.     Jurist 
American.     Merchant 
English  novelist 
Frencli  physicist 
French.     Socialist 
English  statesman 


1801-1870 
1570-1606 
-1065 
1452-1516 
1832-1893 
1819-1892 
1805-1894 
1835- 
1707-1754 
1819-1868 
1772-1837 
1749-1806 
1624-1690 
1494-1547 
1830- 


1688-1740 

-1594 

1782-1852 


[Quakers" 
English.    Founder  of  "Friends  and 

King  of  France,  1515 

Emperor  of  Austria,  1848 

Founder  of  the  order  of  Franciscans 

See  Xavier 

American  philosopher 

English  Arctic  explorer 

Emperor  of  Germany,  1152 

Emperor  of  Germany,  1215 

Emperor  of  Germany,  1440 

King  of  Prussia,  1740 

Elector  of  Brandenburg,  1640 

King  of  Prussia,  1713 

English  navigator 


German.     Originator  of  the  Kinder- 
[garten 
1337-1410(1419)  French  chronicler 


1765-1815 


American  engineer 


43 


GALEN 

130-200 

Greek  medical  writer 

GALILEO 

1564-1642 

Italian  astronomer 

[man 

GALLATIN,  Albert 

1761-1849 

Swiss-Am.      Financier  and  states- 

GAMA.  Vasco  da 

-1524 

Portuguese  navigator 

GARIBALDI.  Giuseppe 

1807-1882 

Italian  patriot 

GARRICK.  David 

1716-1779 

English  actor 

GARRISON,  William  Lloyd 

1805-1879 

American  abolitionist 

GATES.  John  W. 

1855- 

American.     Speculator 

GENEVlkvE 

422-512 

Patron  saint  of  Paris 

GENGHIS  KHAN 

-1227 

Mongol  conqueror 

GENSERIC 

-477 

King  of  Vandals 

GEORGE  III. 

1738-1820 

King  of  England,   1760 

GERMANICUS  C>ESAR 

15B.O.-19A.D. 

Roman  general 

GIBBON,  Edward 

1737-1794 

English  historian 

GIDEON 

Judge  in  Israel,  1249-1209 B.C. 

GIOTTO 

1276-1337 

Florentine  painter 

GIRARD.  Stephen 

1750-1831 

French-American  philanthropist 

GIRARDIN,  EmIle  de 

1804-1881 

Swiss-French  journalist 

GLADSTONE,  William  E. 

1809-1898 

English  statesman  and  orator 

GLUCK.  C.  W. 

1714-1787 

German  composer 

GODFREY  OF  BOUILLON 

1061-1100 

[crusade 
Belgium.     A    leader    in    the    first 

GODWIN,  Mary  W. 

1759-1797 

English.     Women's  Eights 

GOETHE 

1749-1832 

German  poet 

GOLDSMITH,  Oliver 

1728-1774 

Irish.     Author 

GORDON,  Chas.  George 

1833-1885 

English.     General  and  governor 

GORTSCHAKOFF.  Alexander  1798-1883 

Chancellor  of  the  Russian  Empire 

GOULD,  Jay 

1836-1892 

American.     Railroad  manipulator 

GRACCHUS,  Calus 

-121  B.C. 

Roman  tribune 

GRACCHUS,  Tiberius 

-133  B.C. 

Roman  tribune 

GRANT,  Ulysses  S. 

1822-1885 

Pres't  of  the  U.  S.,  1869 

GRAY,  Thomas 

1716-1771 

English  poet 

GREELEY,  Horace 

1811-1872 

American  journalist 

GREGORY  1.— (The  Great) 

-604 

Pope,  590 

GREGORY  VII.-(Hlldebrand)        -1085 

Pope,  1073 

GREY,  Lady  Jane 

1537-1554 

Proclaimed  queen  of  England,  1553 

GRIMM,  Jacob 

1785-1863 

German.     Philologist 

GROTE,  George 

1794-1871 

English  historian 

GROTIUS,  Hugo 

1583-1645 

Dutch.    Jurist,  etc. 

GUIDO  RENI 

1575-1642 

Italian  painter 

GUISE,  Charles  de  L. 

1525-1574 

French  statesman 

FAMOUS     CHARACTERS      IN      HISTORY 


GUISE,  Claude  de  L.,  OuKe    1496-1550 


GUIZOT 

GUSTAVUS  VASA 
GUSTAVUS  ADOLPHUS 
GUTENBERG,  Johann 
GUY  FAWKES 


1787-1874 
1496-1560 
1594-1632 
1397-1468 


French  general 

French  statesman  and  historian 

King  of  Sweden,  1523 

King  of  Sweden,  1611 

German.       Reputed     inventor     of 

[printing 
See  Fawkes 


HADRIAN 

HALE,  Sir  Matthew 

HAMILCAR  BARCA 

HAMILTON,  Alexander 

HAN  DYNASTY 

HANCOCK,  John 

HANDEL 

HANNA,  Marcus  A. 

HANNIBAL 

HANNO^the  Great) 

HAROLD  II. 

HAROUN  AL-RASCHIO 

HARVEY,  William 

HASDRUBAL 

HASTINGS,  Warren 

HATASU 

HAWKINS,  Sir  John 

HAWTHORNE.  Nathaniel 

HAYDN,  Joseph 

HEGEL.  G.  W.  F. 

HEINE,  Helnrich 

HENRY  I. 

HENRY  II. 

HENRY  IV. 

HENRY  V. 


76-138 
1609-1676 

-229  B.C. 
1757-1804 
206  B.c- 
1737-1793 
1685-1759 
1837- 

247-183  B.C. 
3d  cent.  B.C. 
-1066 
-809 
1578-1657 

-207  B.C. 
1732-1818 
17th  cent.  B.C. 
1532-1595 
1804-1864 
1732-1809 
1770-1831 
1799-1856 
1068-1135 
1133-1189 
1366-1413 
1388-1422 


Roman  emperor,  117 

English  jurist 

Carthaginian  general 

American  statesman 

Brilliant  period  of  Chinese  history 

American  statesman 

German  composer 

American.     Mining  and  politK's 

Carthaginian  general 

Carthaginian  general 

Last  Anglo-Saxon  king  of  England, 

fl066 
Caliph  of  Bagdad,  786 

English  physiologist 

Carthaginian  general 

Governor-general  of  India,  1774 

Egyptian  queen 

English  naval  commander 

American  novelist 

Austrian  composer 

German  philosopher 

German.     Poet  and  revolutionist 

King  of  England,  1100 

King  of  England,  1164 

King  of  England,  1399 

King  of  England,  1413 


44 


FAMOUS      CHARACTERS      IN      HISTORY 


HENRY  VII. 

1456-1509 

HENRY  VIII. 

1491-1547 

HENRY  OF  NAVARRE 

1553-1610 

HENRY  1. 

-936 

HENRY  IV. 

1050-1106 

HENRY  THE  NAVIGATOR 

1394-1460 

HENRY.  Joseph 

1797-1878 

HENRY.  Patrick 

1736-1799 

HERACLIUS 

-641 

HERO 

3d  cent.  B.O. 

HEROD  THE  GREAT 

-4  B.C. 

HEROD  AGRIPPA  1. 

-44 

HERODOTUS                     484b.c.- 

HERSCHEL,  Sir  Wllllim 

1738-1822 

HILDEBRAND 

HILL,  James  J. 

1838- 

HIPPARCHUS 

2(1  cent.  B.C. 

HIPPOCRATES 

460-360  B.C. 

HIRAM 

HOBBES,  Thos. 

1588-1679 

HOGARTH.  William 

1697-1764 

HOLMES,  Oliver  Wendell 

1809-1894 

HOMER                           9thorlOoent.B.c. 

HOOD,  Thoma* 

1798-1845 

HOOK,  T.  E. 

1788-1841 

HOOKER,  Richard 

1553-1600 

HORACE 

65-8  B.C. 

HORTENSIUS,  Quintus 

114-50  B.C. 

HOSEA 

8th  cent.  B.C. 

HOUDIN,  Robert 

1805-1871 

HOUSTON,  Sam 

1793-1863 

HOWARD,  John 

1726-1790 

HUDSON,  Henry 

-1611 

HUGH  CAPET 

—996 

HUGHES,  John 

1797-1864 

HUGO,  Victor 

1802-1885 

HUMBOLDT 

1769-1859 

HUNTER,  John 

1728-1793 

HUME,  David 

1711-1776 

HUNTINGTON,  Collis  P.        1821-1900 


King  of  England,  1485 

King  of  England,  1509 

King  of  France,   1589 

King  of  Germany,  919 

King  of  Germany,  1056 

Son  ol  John  I.  of  Portugal 

American  physicist 

American.    Patriot  and  orator 

Byzantine  emperor,  6i0 

Alexandria.     Mathematician 

King  of  Judea,  40b.c. 

King  of  Judea,  37 

Greeli  historian 

English  astronomer 

See  Gregory  VII. 

[and  President 
Canadian-American.     R.  R.  builder 

Bithynia.     Greek  astronomer 

Greek  physician 

King  of  Tyre,  about  1000  B.C. 

English  philosopher 

English  artist 

American  humorous  writer 

Greek  poet 

English  poet 

English  author  and  wit 

English  divine 

Latin  poet 

Roman  orator 

Hebrew  prophet 

French  c<»njurer 

American.     Texan  liberator 

English.     Prison   reformer 

English.     Navigator 

King  of  France,  987 

Irish.     Archbishop  of  New  York 

French  poet  and  novelist 

German  traveler  and  scientist 

Scotch.     English  surgeon 

Scottish  philosopher 

[ipulator 
American.     R.  It.  builder  and  man- 


,  HUSS,  John 
HUTCHINSON,  BenJ.  P. 
HUXLEY,  Thos.  H. 
HUYGENS,  Christian 
HYPATIA 


INNOCENT  I. 

INNOCENT  III. 

INNOCENT  XI. 

IRVING,  Washington 

ISAAC 

ISABELLA 

ISAIAH 

IVAN  THE  GREAT 

IVAN  THE  TERRIBLE 


JACK  CADE 
JACKSON,  Andrew 
JACKSON,  "Stonewall" 
JACOB 

JACQUARD,  J.  M. 
JAMES  I.— (Stuart) 
JAMES  IV. 
JAMES  VI.  and  I. 
JAMES  II. 

JEFFERSON,  Thomas 
JEFFREYS,  George 


1369-1415  Bohemian  religious  refo:Tner 

1829-1899  American.     Grain  speculator 

1825-1895  English  biologist 

1629-1695  Dutch  physicist 

-415  Alexandria.     Learned  teacher 


-417 

-1216 
1611-1689 
1783-1859 
1896-1715  B.C. 
1451-1504 
8th  cent.  b.c. 

-1505 
1531-1584 


Bishop  of  Rome,  402 
Pope,  1198 
Pope,  1676 
American  author 
Patriarch 

Queen  of  Spain,  1479 
Hebrew  prophet 
Ruler  of  Russia,  1462 
Czar  of  Russia^ 


See  Cado 
1767-1845  Pres't  of  the  U.  S.,  1829 

1824  18G3  American.     Confederate  general 

1837-1689  B.C.  Patriarch 
1752-1834  French.     Loom 

1394-1437  King  of  Scotland,   1406 

1472-1513  King  of  Scotland,  1488 

1566-1625  King  of  Scotland  and  England,  1603 

1633-1701  King  of  England  and  Scotland,  1685 

1743-1826  Pres't  of  the  U.  S.,  1801 

1648-1689  English  judge 


45 


JENNER,  Edward 

JEREMIAH 

JEROBOAM  I. 

JEROME,  Saint 

JOAN  OF  ARC  ' 

JOHN  THE  BAPTIST 

JOHN  (the  Evangelist) 

JOHN 

JOHN  THE  GOOD 

JOHN  I. 

JOHN  OF  GAUNT 

JOHN  ZIMISCES 

JOHNSON,  Dr.  Samuel 

JONAH 

JONES,  John  Paul 

JONSON,  Ben. 

JOSEPH 

JOSEPHUS,  Flavius 

JOSHUA 

JUDAS  MACCAB/EUS 

JUDSON,  Adonlram 

JUGURTHA 

JULIAN 

JUSTIN  I. 

JUSTIN  MARTYR 

JUSTINIAN  I. 

JUVENAL 


FAMOUS     CHAKACTERS     IN     HISTORY 

1749-1823  English.     Originator  of  vaccination 
Hebrew  prophet,  600b. <\ 

-953  B.C.  Ist  King  of  Israel,  975  B.C. 

340-420  Latin  father  of  the  Church 

1411-1431  French  hei-olne 

B.c.-A.D.  Preached  about  26a.d. 

-100  Apostle 

1166-1216  King  of  England,  1199 

1319-1364  King  of  France,  1350    , 

1357-1433  King  of  Portugal,  1385 

1340-1399  English.     Duke  of  Lancaster 

See  Zlmisces 

1709-1784  English  author.     Dictionary 

Hebrew  prophet,  9th  cent.  B.C. 

1747-1792  English.     American  naval  ofilcer 

1573-1637  English  dramatist 

1745-1635 B.C.  Jewish  patriarch 

37-100  Jewish  historian 

1552-1442  B.C.  Leader  of  Israelites 

See  Maccabnus 

1788-1850  American  missionary 

-104  B.C.  King  of  Kumldia 

331-363  Roman  emperor,  361 

450-527  Byzantine  emperor,  518 

100-165  Samaria.     Father  of  the  Church 

-565  Byzantine  emperor,  527 

let  cent.  Roman  tragic  satirist 


KANT,  Immanuel 

1724^1804 

KEAN,  Edmund 

1787-1833 

KEENE,  James  R. 

1838- 

KELVIN.  Lord 

KEMBLE.  Jolin  Philip 

1757-1823 

KEMPIS,  Thomas  a' 

KENT,  James 

1763-1847 

KEPLER.  Johann 

1571-1630 

KIDD,  William 

-1701 

KNOX.  John 

1505-1572 

KOCH,  Robert 

1843- 

KOSCIUSKO 

1746-1817 

KOSSUTH,  Loult 

1802-1894 

KRiJGER 

1825-1904 

KRUPP,  Alfred 

1810-1887 

LA  FARGE.  John 
UFAYETTE.  Marquis  de 
UMARTINE.  Alphonse  de 
LAMB,  Charles 
LANDOR,  Walter  S. 
LANDSEER,  Sir  Edwin 
UO-TSZE 
UPLACE 
UTIMER,  Hugh 
LAUD,  William 
LAVOISIER 
LAW,  John 
LEE,  Robt.  Edward 
LEIBNITZ,  G.  W. 
LEICESTER.  Earl  of 
LEONARDO  DA  VINCI 
LEO  THE  GREAT 


1885- 
1757-1834 
1790-1869 
1775-1834 
1775-1864 
1802-1873 
600B.O. 
1749-1827 
1490-1555 
1573-1645 
1743-1794 
1671-1729 
1807-1870 
1646-1716 


-461 


German  philosopher 

English  actor 

English-American.    Speculatbr.etc. 

See  Thomson  ' 

English  actor 

See  Thomas  a'  K. 

American  jurist 

German  Astronomer 

Scotch.     Pirate 

Scottish  reformer 

German.     Discoverer  of  bacilli 

Polish  patriot  and  leader 

[tionist 
Hungarian  statesman  and  revolu.> 

Pres't  of  South  African  Republic  ■ 

German  manufacturer 


American.     Painter,  etc. 

French.     Aided  the  Americana 

French  statesman,  etc. 

English  author 

English  author 

English  animal  painter 

Chinese  philosopher,  Taoism 

French  astronomer 

English  reformer 

English.    Archbishop  of  Canterbury 

French.     Modem  chemistry 

Scottish  financier;      , 

American.     Confederate  general 

German  philosopher 

See  Montfort 

See  Yinci 

Bishop  of  Rome,  440 


46 


FAMOUS      CHARACTERS      IN      HISTORY 


LEO  X. 

1475-1521 

LEO  XIII. 

1810- 

LEONIDAS 

-480  B.c 

LEPIDUS 

-13  B.C. 

LESSEPS,  Ferd.  de 

1805-1894 

LICINIUS 

LIEBIG 

1803-1873 

U  HUNG  CHANG 

1821-1901 

UNCOLN,  Abraham 

1809-1865 

UNO,  Jenny 

1821-1887 

LINNAEUS 

1707-1778 

LISTER,  Sir  Joseph 

1827- 

LISZT,  Franz 

1811-1886 

LIVINGSTONE,  David 

1813-1873 

LIVY 

59B.C.-17A.D 

LOCKE,  John 

1632-1704 

LONGFELLOW 

1807-1882 

LONGINUS 

213-273 

LORENZO 

LOTH  AIRE  1. 

796-855 

LOUIS  1. 

778-840 

LOUIS  THE  GERMAN 

804-876 

LOUIS  VI. 

1078-1137 

LOUIS  IX.,  'Saint" 

1215-1270 

LOUIS  XI. 

1423-1483 

LOUIS  XIV. 

1638-1715 

LOUIS  XVL 

1754-1793 

LOUIS  PHILIPPE 

1773-1850 

LOYOU,  Ignatius  de 

1491-1556 

LUCRETIUS 

-52  B.C. 

LUTHER,  Martin 

1483-1546 

LYCURGUS 

9th  cent.  B.C. 

LYSANDER 

-395  B.C. 

LYSIPPUS 

LYHON,  E.  Bulwer 

1803-1873 

Pope,  1513 

Pope,  1878 

King  of  Sparta,  491  B.C. 

Roman  Triumvir  43-37  B.C. 

[canal 
French.     Constructor  of  the  Suez 

Roman  tribune  of  the  people,376B.  c. 

German  chemist 

Chinese  statesman 

Pres't  of  the  U.  S.,  1861 

Swedish  singer 

Swedish  naturalist 

Enplish  Surgeon.     Antiseptic  sys- 

|tem 
Hungarian  pianist   . 

Scoich.    African  explorer 

Roman  historian 

English  philosopher 

American  poet 

Greek  philosopher 

See  Medici 

Emperor  of  the  Romans,  840 

King  of  the  Franks 

King  of  Germany,  843 

King  of  Fi-ance,  1108 

King  of  France,  1226 

King  of  France,  1461 

King  of  France,  1643 

King  of  France,  1774 

King  of  France,  1830 

Spanish.    Founder  of  the  '  'Jesuits" 

I.atin  didactic  poet 

German  reformt  r 

Spartan  legislator 

Spartan  commander 

Greek  sculptor,  350  b.c. 

English.     Novelist,  politician,  etc. 


MACAUUY,  Thos.  B.  1800-1859 

MACBETH  -1057 
MACCABEES 

MACCAB>EUS,  Judas  -160  b.c. 

MACDONALO,  Sir  John  A.  1815-1891 

MACHIAVELLI,  NIccolo  1469-1527 

MACKAY,  John  W.  1831  1902 

McKINLEY,  William  1843-1901 

MACKINTOSH,  Sir  James  1765-1832 

MACMAHON  1808-1893 

MAECENAS,  C.  C.  70-8  b.c. 

MAGELLAN  1470-1521 
MAHOMET 

MAINTENON,  Madame  de  1635-1719 

MALTHUS,  Thos.  Robt.  17G6-1834 

MANASSEH  -C42b.c. 
MANCHU  DYNASTY  o<  Tsing  1644- 

MANES  3d  cent. 

MANETHO  3d  cent.  B.c 

MANN,  Horace  1796-1859 
MARCUS  AURELIUS 

MARGARET  1353-1412 

MARGARET  OF  ANJOU  1429-1482 

MARIA  THERESA  1717-1780 

MARIE  ANTOINETTE  1755-1793 

MARIOTTE,  Edme'  -1684 

MARIUS,  Calus  157-86 b.c 
MARK  ANTONY 

MARLBOROUGH,  Dulte  of  1650-1722 

MARSHALL,  John  1755-1835 
MARTEL,  Charles 

MARX,  Karl  1818-1883 

MARY  I.  1516-1558 

MARY  II.  (Wm.  &  Mary)  1662-1694 


MARY  STUART 
MATHER,  Cotton 
MAXIMILIAN  I. 
MAX-MULLER,  F. 
MAXWELL,  J.  Clerk- 
MAZARIN,  Jules 


1542-1587 
1663-1728 
1459-1519 
1823-1900 
1831-1879 
1602-1661 


English  historian 

King  of  Scotland,  1040 

Judah,  175-164  B.C. 

Leader  of  the  Jews 

Scotch.     Canadian  statesman 

Florentine  statesman 

Irish-American.     Mining,  etc.,  etc. 

American.     Pres't  of  U.  S.,  1897 

Scotch.     Lecturer,  etc. 

General.     Pres't  of  France,  1873 

Roman.     Patron  of  literature 

Portuguese  navigator  for  Spain 

See  Mohammed 

Second  wife  of  Louis  XIV 

English.     Social  economist 

King  of  Judah,  697  B.c. 

[Manicheans 
Persian.     Founder  of  the    sect  of 

Egyptian  historian 

American  educator 

See  Aurelius 

[Sweden,  1388 
Queen    of    Denmark,  Norway  and 

Queen  of  England,  1445 

[1740 

Sovereign  of  the  Austrian  dominions 

Daughter  of  Maria  Theresa,.     Queen 
[of  France,  1774 
French  physicist 

Roman  general 

See  Antony 

English  general 

Chief  Justice  of  the  V.  S.,  1801-35 

See  Charles  Martel 

German.     Socialist 

Queen  of  England,  1553 

Queen  of  England,  1689 

Queen  of  Scots 

American  theologian 

Emperor  of  Germany,  1493 

I 
German-English.     Philologist 

Scotch.     Electrical  theories 

[XIV. 
France.     Prime   minister  of   Louis 


47 


FAMOUS     CHARAOTEBS     IN      HISTOEY 


MAZZINI,  Glustppe 

1808-1872 

Italian  Patriot 

MEOrCI,  Cosmo 

1389-1463 

Florentine  statesman 

MEDICI,  Lorenzo  de'    , 

1449-1492 

Head  of  the  Florentine  state,  1469 

MEISSONIER 

1815-1891 

French  painter 

MELANCHTHON,  Phllipp 

1497-1560 

German  reformer 

MENCIUS 

4th  cent.  B.c 

.  Chinese  philosopher 

mendelssohn-Bartholdy 

1809-1847 

German  composer 

METTERNICH 

1773-1859 

Austrian  statesman 

MEYERBEER 

1791-1864 

German  composer 

MICHAEL  ANGELO 

1475-1564 

Italian  painter 

MILL,  John  Stuart 

1806-1873 

English.     Philosophical  writings 

MILTIADES 

-489  B.C. 

Athenian  general 

NAPIER,  John 

1550-1617 

MILTON,  John 

1608-1674 

English  poet 

NAPOLEON 

MING  DYNASTY 

1368- 

NARSES 

-668 

MIRABEAU 

1749-1791 

French  statesman  and  revolutionist 

NEBUCHADNEZZAR 

-561 B.o 

MITHRIDATES,  (th«  Great) 

132-63  B.C. 

King  of  Pontus,  120b. o. 

NECHO 

-595  B.c 

MOHAMMED 

570-632 

Arabian.     Founder  of  Islam 

NECKER,  Jacques 

1732-1804 

MOHAMMED  II. 

1430-1481 

Turkish  sultan,  1451 

NELSON,  Horatio 

1758-1805 

MOLIERE 

1622-1673 

French  writer  of  comedy 

NERO,  (the  General) 

MOLTKE,  Count  Von 

1800-1891 

German  strategist 

NERO 

37-68 

MOMMSEN,  Theodor 

1817- 

German.     Historian  of  Rome 

NERVA 

32-98 

MONG  or  MONGOL  DYNASTY 

Established  1280 

NEWMAN,  John  Henry 

1801-1890 

MONK.  George 

1608-1670 

English.  Armyand  navy  commander 

NEWTON,  Sir  Isaac 

164^-1727 

MONTAGU,  Lady  M.  W. 

1690-1762 

English  authoress,  etc. 

NEY,  "Marshal" 

1769-1815 

MONTAIGNE 

1533-1592 

French  essayist 

NICHOLAS  1.,  (the  Great) 

-«67 

MONTESQUIEU 

1689-1755 

French  author 

NICHOLAS  1. 

1796-1855 

MONTEZUMA  II. 

Emperor  of  Mexico,  1502 

NICHOLAS,  Saint 

900 

MONTFORT,  Simon  de 

-1218 

French     commander     In     crusade 

NIEBUHR,  B.  G. 

1776-1831 

MONTFORT,  Simon  de 
MOORE,  Thomas 

-1265 
1779-1852 

[against  the  Albigenes 

Leader  of  the  English  barons  against 
[Henry  III. 
Irish.     Poet 

NIGHTINGALE.  Florence 
NORTH.  Frederick 

1820- 
1733-1792 

MORE.  Sir  Thomas 

1480-1535 

English  statesman 

MORGAN,  J.  P. 

1837-1'?  12 

American.     Financial  organizer 

MORSE,  S.  F.  B. 

1791-1872 

American.     Inventor  of  the  electric 
[telegraph 

MORTIMER.   Roger 

-1330 

English.     Favorite  of  Isabella 

MOSES 

1571-1451  B.C. 

Lawgiver  of  the  Jews 

O'CONNELL,  Daniel 

1775-1847 

MOZART,  Wolfgang 

1756-1791 

German  composer 

O'CONOR,  Charles 

1804-1884 

MUNGO  PARK 

See  Park 

OCTAVIUS 

MURAT,  Joachim 

1771-1815 

French.     King  of  Naples,  1808 

ODOACER 

-493 

MURILLO 

1618-1682 

Spanish  painter 

OMAR  1. 

681-644 

Scotch.     Mathematician 

See  Bonaparte 

Byzantine  general 

King  of  Babylonia,  605  B.o. 

King  of  Egypt,  610  B.C. 

French  minister  of  finance  under 
[Louis  XVL 
English  admiral 

Boman  consul,  207  B.C. 

Boman  emperor,  54 

Boman  emperor,  96 

[dinal 
English  clergyman  and  Boman  car- 
English  natural  philosopher 
French.     General 
Pope,  858 

Czar  of  Bussla,  1825 
Asia  Minor.    Patron  of  Bussla 
Denmark.     Historian 
English  philanthropist  and  nurse 
English.    Premier,  1770 


Irish  political  agitator 
American  lawyer 
See  Augustus 
King  of  Italy,  476 
Arabian.    Caliph,  634 


48 


OMAR  KHAYYAM 
ONUS  I. 
ORIGEN 
OSMAN 
OTHMAN 

OTHMAN  (Osman) 
OTHO  I. 
OTTOCAR  II. 
OVIO 


-1124 

185-254 

-656 
1259-1326 
912-973 
-1278 

43B.C-18A.D. 


FAMOUS     CHARACTERS      IN      HISTORY 

Persian  poet,  etc. 

High  priest  of  the  Jews,  320b. c. 

Greek  father  of  the  Church 

See  Othman 

Arabian.     Caliph,  644 

[1299 
Founder  of  the  Ottoman    Empire, 

King  of  Germany,  936.     Emperor, 

[962 
King  of  Bohemia,  1253 

Latin  poet 


PAGANINI.  Niccolo 

1784-1840 

Italian  violinist 

PAINE.  Thomas 

1737-1809 

English-American  radical  writer 

PALEY.  William 

1743-1805 

English.     Natural  theology 

PALISSY.  Bernard 

1510-1589 

French  potter 

PALMERSTON,  Viscount 

1784-1865 

English  statesman 

PAPINIAN 

140-212 

Roman  jurist 

PARK.  Mungo 

1771-1806 

Scotch.     African  explorer 

PARRHASIUS 

4th  cent.  B.C. 

Greek  painter 

PASCAL,  Blaise 

1623-1662 

French  author  and  mathematician 

PASTEUR.  Louis 

1822-1895 

French.       Discoveries    concerning 

PATRICK,  Saint 

5th  cent. 

[bacteria 
"Apostle  of  Ireland" 

PAUL,  Saint 

See  Saul  of  Tarsus 

PAUL 

1754-1801 

Czar  of  Russia,  1796 

PEABODY,  George 

1795-1869 

American.     Philanthropist 

PEDRO  II. 

1825-1891 

Emperor  of  Brazil,  1831 

PEEL.  Sir  RobL 
PELAGIUS 

1788-1850 
-430? 

English  statesman 

[heresy 
British.    Founder  of  the  Pelagian 

PENN,  William 

1644-1718 

English.     Founder  of  Pennsylvania 

PEPIN  THE  SHORT 

-768 

First  king  of  the  Franks,  751 

PERICLES 

495-429  B.C. 

Athenian  statesman 

PERRY,  Oliver  H. 

1785-1819 

American  naval  officer 

PETER  THE  GREAT 

1672-1725 

Czar  of  Russia,  1682 

PETER  THE  HERMIT 

-1115 

French.     Crusader 

PETER,  Saint 

See  Simon 

PETRARCH 

1304-1374 

Italian  writer  of  sonnets 

PHIDIAS 

490-432  B.C. 

Athenian.     Famous  statues 

PHILIP  II. 

382-336  B.C. 

PHILIP  II. 

1165  1223 

PHILIP  IV. 

1268-1314 

PHILIP  II. 

1527-1598 

PHILIPPE,  Louis 

PHILLIPS,  Wendell 

1811-1884 

PHILO,  Judaeus 

1st  cent. 

PINDAR 

520- 440  B.C. 

PISISTRATUS 

-527 

PITT.  William 

1708-1778 

PIUS  IX. 

1792-1878 

PIZARRO,  Francisco 

1471-1541 

PLATO 

429-348  B.o. 

PLINY,  the  Elder 

23-79 

PLINY,  the  Younger 

01-113 

PLUTARCH 

46-120 

POE,  Edgar  Allan 

1809-1849 

POLO,  Marco 

12.54-1324 

POLYGNOTUS 

5th  cent.  B.C. 

POMPADOUR,  Marquise 

de  1721   17G4 

POMPEY,  Cnelus 

100-48  B.C. 

PONCE  DE  LEON 

1460^1521 

PONTIUS  PILATE 

-38 

POPE,  Alexander 

1688-1744 

PORUS 

-317  B.C. 

POTIPHAR 

PR4XITELES 

4th  cent.  B.C. 

PRESCOTT,  Wm.  H. 

1796-1859 

PROBUS 

-282 

PSAMMETICHUS  I. 

PTOLEMY  SOTER  -283 B.C. 

PTOLEMY  PHILADELPHUS  -247b. o. 

PTOLEMY,  Claudius  2nd  cent. 

PYRRHUS  -272  B.C. 

PYTHAGORAS  580-497  B.C. 


King  of  Macedon,  359  B.o. 

King  of  France,   1180 

King  of  France,   1285 

King  of  Spain,   1555 

See  Louis  Philippe 

American  orator  and  abolitionist 

Alexandrian.     .Jewish  religious  phi- 
[losopher 
Tlieban  lyric  poet 

Tyrant  of  Athens 

English  statesman 

Pope,   1846 

Spaniani.     Conqueror  of  Peru 

Greek  philosopher 

Roman  naturalist 

Roman  writer 

Greek  biographer 

American  author 

Venetian  traveler 

Greek  painter 

French,     .\mbitiou8  Court  lady 

Ro;nan   general 

[1512 
Spaniai-d.     Discoverer    of   Florida, 

Roman  governor  of  Judea 

English  poet 

King  in   India 

Egypt.     1728  B.C. 

Greek  sculptor 

American  liistorian 

Roman  emperor,  276 

Egypt.     King,  666-610  B.C. 

Founder   of   tlie  Greek  dynasty  in 
[Egypt 
King  of  Egypt,  285  B.C. 

Graeeo-Egyptian  astronomer 

King  of  Epirus 

Greek  philosopher 


QUINTILLIAN,  M.  Fablus 


35-100 


Spanish.     Roman  rhetorician 


49 


FAMOUS      CHARACTERS      IN      HISTORY 


RABELAIS.  Francois 

1483-1553 

RACHEL 

1821-1858 

RACINE,  Jean 

1639-1699 

RALEIGH.  Sir  Walter 

1552-1618 

RAMESES  THE  GREAT 

14th  cent.  B.c 

RAMESES  III. 

RAPHAEL 

1483-1520 

REGULUS 

3tl  cent.  B.C. 

REMBRANDT,  Paul 

1607-1669 

RENAN 

1823-1892 

REN^  THE  GOOD 

1409-1480 

REYNOLDS,  Sir  Joshua 

1723-1792 

RHODES,  Cecil 

1853-1902 

RICARDO.  David 

1772-1823 

RICHARD  1. 

1157-1109 

RICHARD  III. 

1452-1485 

RICHELIEU 

1585-1642 

RIDLEY,  NIcliolas 

-1555 

RIENZI.  Cola  dl 

1312-1354 

RISTORI.  Adelaide 

1821- 

ROBESPIERRE 

1758-1794 

ROCKEFELLER.  John  D. 

1839- 

RODERIC 

-711 

ROEBLING.  John  A. 

1806-1869 

ROLLO 

-931 

ROMILLY,  Sir  Samuel 

1757-1818 

ROSS,  Sir  John 

1777-1856 

ROSSINI 

1792-1868 

ROTHSCHILD,  Meyer  A. 

1743-1812 

ROUSSEAU,  Jean  J. 

1712-1778 

ROWLAND,  Henry  A. 

1848-1901 

RUBENS,  Peter  Paul 

1577-1640 

RUBENSTEIN.  Anton 

1830-1894 

RUDOLPH  OF  HAPSBURG 

1218-1291 

RURIK 

-879 

RUTH           At  Bethlehem, 

1312  B.C. 

RUYTER,  M.  A.  de 

1607-1676 

French  author 

French  actress 

French  tragic  poet 

English  courtier 

King  of  Egypt,  1300  B.C. 

King  of  Egypt,  1200  B.C. 

Italian  painter 

Eoman  general 

Dutch  painter 

French  author 

"King  of  Naples,"  1435 

English  painter 

English.  So.  African  statesman,  etc. 

English  political  economist 

King  of  England,  1189 

King  of  England,  1483 

[XIII. 
Fr3nch.     Prime  mini-ster  of  Louis 

Bishop  of  London 

Eoman  popular  leader 

Italian  actress 

French  revolutionist 

American.     Oil 

Last  Visigothic  king  of  Spain 

Prussian.     American  engineer 

Norwegian  viking 

English.  Lawyer  and  philanthropist 

British  arctic  explorer 

Italian  composer 

German-Jewish  banker 

French  author 

American  physicist 

Flemish  painter 

Russian  pianist  and  composer 

Emperor  of  Germany,  1273 

Founded  the  first  Russian  Empire 

An  ancestor  of  David 

Dutch  admiral 


SACHS,  Hans  1494-1576 

SAGE,  Russell  1816- 

SAINT-GAUDENS,  Augustus  1848- 
SAINT-SIMON  1760-1825 

SALADIN  1137-1193 

SALISBURY,  Marquis  o(       1830- 


[tor 


German  poet 
American.     Financier  and  specula- 
Irish.     American  sculptor 
French  socialist 
Turk.    Sultan  of  Egypt,  1171 
English  statesman 


SALLUST 

86-34  B.C. 

Roman  historian 

SALVINI 

1830- 

Italian.     Actor 

SAMSON 

-1116B.C 

Judge  of  Israel,  1137-1117  B.C. 

SAMUEL 

-1058  B.c 

Judge  of  Israel,  1117-1095  B.C. 

SANCHO  THE  GREAT 

-1035 

King  of  Navarre  and  Castile 

SANTA  ANNA 

1797  1876 

Pres't  and  dictator  of  Mexico,  1833 

SAPOR  1. 

-271 

King  of  Persia,  242 

SAPPHO 

600  B.C. 

Greek  poetess 

SARDANAPALUS 

-626B.C. 

King  of  Assyria,  668  B.C. 

SARGON 

-705  B.C. 

Ring  of  Assyria,  722  B.C. 

SAUL 

-1055  B.C. 

First  king  of  Israel,  1095 B.C. 

SAUL  OF  TARSUS 

-64  ? 

Apostle  of  the  Gentiles 

SAVONAROLA 

1452-1498 

Italian  monk 

[torian 

SCHILLER 

1759-1805 

German    poet,    dramatist  and  his- 

SCHLEGEL,  F.  von 

1772-1829 

German.     Literature 

SCHOPENHAUER,  Arthur      1788-1860 
SCHUMANN,  Robert  1810-1856 


SCHWAB,  Charles  M. 

1862- 

SCIPIO  AFRICANUS 

234-183  B.C. 

SCOTT,  Sir  Walter 

1771-1832 

SCOTT,  WInfield 

1786-1866 

SELEUCUS,  Nlcator 

358-280B.C. 

SELKIRK,  Alexander 

1676-1721 

SEMMES,  Raphael 

1809-1877 

SENECA,  Lucius  A. 

-65 

SENNACHERIB 

-681  B.C. 

SEVERUS,  Seplimlus 

-211 

SEWARD,  Wm.  Henry 

1801-1872 

SHAKESPEARE,  William 

1564-1616 

SHALMANESER  i. 

14tli  cent.  B.C. 

SHALMANESER  II. 

SHELLEY,  Percy  B. 

1792-1822 

SHERIDAN,  Philip  H. 

1831-1888 

SHERIDAN,  Richard  8. 

1751-1816 

German.     Pessimist  philosopher 

German  composer 

American.    Pres't  of  U.  S.  Steel  Co. 

Roman  general 

Scottish  poet  and  novelist 

American  general 

Macedonian  general 

Scottish  sailor.    "Robinson  Crusoe" 

American.     Confederate  naval  com- 

[mander 
Roman  philosopher 

King  of  Assyria,  705  B.O. 

Roman  emperor,  193 

American  statesman 

English  dramatist 

Assyrian  king 

Assyrian  king,  860  b.o. 

English  poet 

American  general 

Irish.    Statesman  and  dramatist 


50 


FAMOUS      CHARACTEItS      IN      HI8T0  11Y 


SHERMAN.  Wm.  T. 
SHESHONK  ^Shlshak) 
SIDDONS.  Sirah 
SIDNEY.  Sir  Philip 
SIGISMUND 
SIGISMUND  I. 
SILLIMAN,  Benj. 
SIMON,  (St.)  PETER 
SMITH.  Adam 
SMITH.  Joseph 
SMITH.  Sidney 
SOBIESKI.  John 
SOCRATES 
SOLOMON 
SOLON 

SOLYMAN  I.  or  II. 
SOMERVILLE,  Mary 
SOPHOCLES 
SPARTACUS 
SPENCER.  Herbert 
SPENSER.  Edmund 
SPINOLA 
SPINOZA.  Banich 
SPURGEON.  Charles  H. 
STAEL,  De,  Mme. 
STANLEY,  Htnry  M. 
STEIN 
STEPHEN  I. 
STEPHENSON,  George 
STEPHENSON,  Robert 


1820-1891 
10th  cent.  B.C. 
1755-1831 
1554-1586 
1368-1437 

-1548 
1779-1864 

-65 
1723-1790 
1805-1844 
1771-1845 

-1696 

470-399  B.C. 

1033-975  B.C. 

638-559  B.G. 

1495-1566 

1780-1872 

495-406  B.C. 

-71  B.C. 
1820- 
1553-1599 
1569-1630 
1632-1677 
1834-1892 
1766-1817 
1841- 
1757-1831 

.rl038 

1781-1848 
1803-1859 


STEVENSON,  Robert  Loiilt  1850-1894 
STEWART,  A.  T.  1803-1876 

STORY,  Joseph  1779-1845 

STRABO  64B.C.-24A.D. 

STRADIVARI,  Antonio  1649-1737 

SULLA,  Lucius  C.  138-78  b.c. 

SULLY  1560-1641 

SUMNER,  Charies  1811-1874 

SWEDENB0R6,  Emanuel      1688-1772 
SWEYN  -1014 


American  general 

King  of  Egypt 

Englisti  actress 

English  author  and  soldier 

Emperor  of  Germany,  1411 

King  of  Poland,  1506 

American  physicist 

One  of  the  twelve  apostles 

Scottish  political  economist 

imerican.     Founder  of  the    Mor- 

[mons 
English  clergyman,  wit,  etc. 

King  of  Poland,  1674 

Athenian  philosopher 

King  of  Israel,  1015  B.C. 

Athenian  lawgiver 

Turkish  sulUn,  1520 

Scotch.  Mathematician  and  scientist 

Greek  tragic  poet 

Leader  of  Boman  slaves,  73  b.c. 

English  philosopher 

English  poet 

Italian-Spanish  general 

Dutch.Jewish  philosopher 

English  preacher 

French  authoress 

Wales.    African  explorer 

Prussian  statesman 

King  of  Hungary,  997 

Itive 
English.     Perfector  of  the  locomo- 

Engllsh  engineer 

Scotch.     Author 

Irish-American.     Merchant 

American  jurist 

Greek  geographer 

Italian  rlolin  maker 

Boman  general  and  dictator 

French.     Minister  of  Henry  IV. 

American  statesman  and  abolition- 
List 
Swedish  philosopher    and    theoso- 

[phist 
King  of  Denmark,  985-of  Eng.  1013 


SWIFT,  Jonathan 
SYLVESTER  II. 


1667-1745  Irish.     Political  writer  and  satlriat,- 

940-1003  Pope,  999 


TACITUS.  Caius  C. 
TALLEYRAND.  Chas.  M. 
TAMERLANE 

TANG  DYNASTY 

TARQUIN  THE  PROUD 
TASSO,  Torquato 
TENNYSON.  Alfred 
TERTULLIAN 
THACKERAY.  Wm.  M. 
THALES 

THEMISTOCLES 
THEODERIC  THE  GREAT 


-117 

1754-1838 
1336-1405 

618- 


Boman  historian 
French  diplomatist 
Mongol  conqueror 


(  Chinese  empire  again  consolidated 
j  Golden  age  of  Chinese  literature 

Last  Itlng  of  Kome,  about  530  B.a 

1544-1595  Italian  poet 

1809-1892  English  poet 

2d  cent.  Latin  father  of  the  Church 

1811-1863  Engli-sh  novelist 

640-546  B.C.  Greek  philosopher 

-460  B.C.  Athenian  statesman  and  commander 

-526 


THEODOSIUS  THE  GREAT      346-395 


THIERS,  L.  A. 

THOMAS  A'  KEMPIS 

THOMAS  AQUINAS,  Saint 

THOMAS  BECKET 

THOMSON,  Sir  William 

THOREAU.  Henry  D. 

THORWALSOEN,  Bertei 

THOTHMES  III. 

THUCYDIDES 

TIBERIUS 

TIGUTH-PILESER  II. 

TILLY.  Johann  T. 

TITIAN 

TITUS 

TOLSTOI,  Leo 

TRAJAN 

TSIN  DYNASTY 

TURENNE 

TURCOT,  Robt.  J. 


King  of  Ostrogoths,  475 
Borjan  emperor  of  the  East,  379 
French  statesman  and  historian 
German.     Writer  and  monk 
See  Aquinas 
See  Becket 
Irish.     Physicist 
American  author  and  naturalist 
Danish  sculptor 
16th  cent.  B.C.  King  of  Egypt 
471-400  B.C.     Athenian  historian 
42  B.C.-37  A.D.  Boman  emperor,  14  a.d. 
-727  B.C.     King  of  Assyria,  745  B.C. 
1559-1632 


1797-1877 
1380-1471 


1824- 

1817-1862 

1770-1844 


1477-1576 
40-81 

1828- 
62-117 
255  B.C. 

1611-1675 

1727-1781 


TURNER.  Joseph  M.  W.        1775-1851 
TYNDALE,  Wm.  1484-1536 


French.      General    in    the  Thirty 
[Years'  War. 
Italian  painter 

Boman  emperor,  79 

Bussian  novelist,  reformer,  etc. 

Boman  emperor,  98 


French.     Marshal 

fomist 

French  controller-general  and  econ- 

English  painter 
\  [lator 

English  reformer  and  biblical  trans- 


51 


FAMOUS      CHABACTEES     IN      HISTORY 


ULFILAS 

311-381 

Gothic  biblical  translator 

URBAN  II. 

-1099 

Pope,  1088 

USHER,  James 

1580-1656 

Irish.     Biblical  chronologlst 

VALENS 

-378 

VALENTINIAN  1. 

321-375 

VANDERBILT,  Cornelius 

1794-1877 

VANDYKE,  Sir  Anthony 

1599-1641 

VARRO,  Marcus  T. 

116-28  B.C. 

VARUS,  Publius  Q. 

-9 

VELASQUES 

1599-1660 

VASA 

VERDI,  Giuseppe 

1814-1901 

VERNE,  Jules 

182&- 

VESPASIAN 

9-79 

VESPUCCI,  Amerigo 

1451-1512 

VICO,  Giovanni  B. 

1668-1744 

VICTOR  EMANUEL 

1820-1878 

VICTORIA 

1819-1901 

VINCI,  Leonardo  da 

1452-1519 

VIRCHOW,  Rudolt 

1821-1902 

VIRGIL 

70-19  B.c 

VLADIMIR  THE  GREAT 

-1015 

VOLTAIRE 

1694-1778 

Emperor  of  the  East,  364 

Emperor  of  the  West,  364 

American.     Pioneer  of   R.  E.  con- 
[soUdation 
Flemish  painter 

Eoman  scholar  and  author 

Eoman  general  and  consul 

Spanish  painter 

(See  Gustavus  Vasa) 

Italian  composer 

French  author 

Boman  emperor,  69 

Italian  navigator 

Italian.    Founder  of  the  philosophy 
[of  histoiy 
King  of  Italy,  1861 

Queen  of  Great  Britain,  1837 

Italian  painter  and  sculptor 

German  physiologist,  etc. 

Latin  poet 

BuBsia.     Great  Duke,  980 

French  poet  and  philosopher 


WAGNER.  Richard  1813-1883 

WALLACE,  Sir  William  1274-1305 

WALLENSTEIN  1583-1634 

WALPOLE,  Sir  Robert  1676-1745 

WANAMAKER,  John  1837- 

WARWICK,  Earl  of  -1471 

WASHINGTON,  George  1732-1799 

WATT,  James  1736-1819 

WAITS,  Isaac           ,  1674- 1748 

WAT  TYLER  -1381 

WEBER,  Karl  M.  von  178G-1826 

WEBER,  Wilhelm  1804-1801 

WEBSTER,  Daniel  1782-1852 

WEBSTER,  Noah  1758-1843 

WEDGWOOD,  Joslah  1730-1793 

WELLINGTON,  Duke  of  1769-1852 

WESLEY,  John  1703-1791 

WHEATSTONE,  Sir  Chas.  1802-1875 

WHEWELL,  William  1794-1866 

WHITEFIELO,  George  1714-1770 

WHITNEY,  Eli  1765-1825 

WHITTIER.  John  G.  1807-1892 

WILBERFORCE,  William  1759-1833 
WILLIAM  THE  CONQUEROR  1027-1037 
WILLIAM  III.  (Prince  of  Orange)1650-1702 


WILLIAM 


1797-1888 


WILLIAM  THE  SILENT  1533-1584 

WILLIAMS,  Roger  1599-1683 
WINIFRED 

WOLSEY,  Thos.  1471-1530 

WORCESTER,  Edward  S.  1601-1667 

W0R3SW0RTH,  William  1770-1850 

WREN,  Sir  Christopher  1632-1723 

WYCLIFFE,  John  1324-1384 


German  composer 

Scottish  patriot 

[Years'  War 
Austrian    general    in    the    Thirty 

Prime    minister    of  Great  Britain, 

[1715 
American  merchant 

English.     The  "  king-malier  " 

Pres't  of  the  U.  S.,  1789 

Scotch.     Porfeetor   of   the    steam 
[engine 
English  sacred  poet 

English  rebel 

Austrian  composer 

German  physicist 

American  statesman  and  orator 

American  lexicographer 

English  potter 

Irish.     British  general 

English.      Founder  of  Methodism 

English  physicist 

English   philosopher   and  scientist 

English.      Founder  of    Calvinistic 
[Methodism 

American.     Inventor  of  the  cotton 

[gin 
American  poet 

English.     Abolition  of  slave   trade 

King  of  England,   1066 

King  of  Great  Britain,  1689 

King    of    Prussia,   1861.     Emperor 
[of  Germany,  1871 

Founder  of  the  Dutch  Republic 

Wales.     Founder  of  the  colony  of 

[Rhode  Island 
See  Boniface 

[VIII. 
English  Cardinal,  Minister  of  Henry 


Inventor    of    a    steam 
[engine 


English 
English  poet 
English  architect 
English  religious  reformer 


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FAMOUS      CHARACTERS     IN      HISTORY 


XAVIER,  Francis— (8aln»)  1506-1552  Spanish.     Jesuit  missionary 

XENOPHON  -350  B.C.  Athenian  writer 

XERXES  -465  B.C.  King  of  Persia,  486  b.O. 

XIMENES,  Francisco  1437-1517  Spanish  prelate  and  statesman 


YANG-KIAN  He  united  the  Chinese  Empire,  590 

YAOU  Time  of  Abraham.  ?     Charlemagne  of  the  East 


ZEND  500  B.O.  Greek  philosopher 

ZENO  342-270  b.o.  Founder  of  the  Stole  philosophy 

ZENO  -491  Roman  emperor  of  the  East,  474 

ZENOBIA  Queen  of  Palmyra,  266 

ZEUXIS  400B.O.  Greek  painter 

ZIMISCES,  John  -976  Byzantine  emperor,  969 

ZOROASTER  10th cent. B.C.?  Founder  of  the  Persian  religion 

ZWINGLI,  Utrtc  1484^1531  Swiss  reformer 


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